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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.
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.
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.
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...
