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TIME. June 24, 1940. Great was the political innocence of the few citizens who decided, seven weeks ago, that they believed Wendell Willkie was the best man to be President of the U. S. No...
United States presidential election of 1940, American presidential election held on Nov. 5, 1940, in which Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican Wendell L. Willkie. By becoming the first president to win a third term, Roosevelt broke the two-term precedent established by the country’s.
Feb 27, 2019 · The businessman candidate was Wendell Willkie, the year was 1940, and the country faced multiple crises as President Franklin D. Roosevelt sought an unprecedented third term . Republicans had been demolished in Roosevelt’s previous two runs. But they had begun a mild comeback, making gains in the 1938 elections.
Wendell Willkie was a striving American who began life in a small Midwestern town. He believed — as Americans congenitally must — in growth, development, “progress.”
Sep 10, 2018 · Books. Can the G.O.P. Ever Reclaim Wendell Willkie’s Legacy? He ran for President as a business mogul with no political experience, but his similarities with Donald Trump end there. By Thomas...
Wendell Lewis Willkie (born Lewis Wendell Willkie; February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was an American lawyer, corporate executive and the 1940 Republican nominee for president.
Tuesday, May 21, 2019. Buy Tickets. EVENT DETAILS. Wendell Willkie, a Midwestern businessman-turned-Republican politician, fought for desegregation, workers’ rights, and small government in his 1940 bid for president. As a result, he won the largest percentage of Republican votes in a generation.
