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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.
Wendell Lewis Willkie (nacido Lewis Wendell Willkie; 18 de febrero de 1892-8 de octubre de 1944) fue un abogado y ejecutivo estadounidense, candidato republicano a la presidencia de Estados Unidos en las elecciones de 1940.
- Wendell Lewis Willkie
- 8 de octubre de 1944 (52 años), Nueva York (Estados Unidos)
16 de abr. de 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.
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14 de sept. de 2018 · Sept. 14, 2018. THE IMPROBABLE WENDELL WILLKIE. The Businessman Who Saved the Republican Party and His Country, and Conceived a New World Order. By David Levering Lewis. Illustrated. 371 pp....
Wendell L. Willkie, a lawyer who had been a Roosevelt delegate at the 1932 Democratic convention, emerged as a dark-horse candidate. By the fourth ballot Willkie had taken the lead, and on the sixth ballot, after Michigan shifted its votes to Willkie, he secured the Republican nomination.
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27 de feb. de 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.
Nor were they stopped when professional politicos pointed out the obstacles: that Wendell Willkie was a businessman and, even more sinister, a utilities executive; that he had been a registered...
