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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. Willkie appealed to many convention delegates as the Republican field's only interventionist : although the U.S. remained neutral prior to Pearl Harbor , he favored ...
Apr 16, 2024 · Wendell Willkie (born February 18, 1892, Elwood, Indiana, U.S.—died October 8, 1944, New York, New York) was a U.S. Republican presidential candidate in 1940 who tried unsuccessfully to unseat President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He subsequently became identified with his famous “One World” concept of international cooperation.
Sep 14, 2018 · David Levering Lewis’s “The Improbable Wendell Willkie” describes a political shooting star who left an outsize legacy.
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.
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...
