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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 ...
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)
Hace 3 días · Wendell Willkie 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. Willkie earned his law degree from Indiana University in 1916.
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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 Willkie. 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 first president, George ...
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27 de feb. de 2019 · An Untested Businessman Almost Became President During WWII. In 1940, Wendell Willkie ran against FDR. The rumpled “man of the people” was a New York businessman with no political experience, but voters loved him.
The rush of volunteers and the determination of Willkie Club founders ended that plan, sent Wendell Willkie pounding around the U. S., making speeches, meeting the delegates from 25 States.
