Wendell Willkie
Wendell Lewis Willkie (born Lewis Wendell Willkie; February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was an American lawyer, corporate executive, and politician. He was the unsuccessful 1940 Republican nominee for President of the United States running against President Franklin D. Roosevelt.[1]
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| Born | Lewis Wendell Willkie February 18, 1892 Elwood, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | October 8, 1944 (aged 52) New York City, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Education | Indiana University, Bloomington (BA, LLB) |
| Political party | Democratic (before 1939) Republican (1939–1944) |
| Spouse(s) | Edith Wilk
(m. 1918) |
| Children | Philip |
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Wendell Willkie Media
- David E. Lillienthal and Wendell L. Willkie.jpg
Willkie (right) and David E. Lilienthal
- Wendell Willkie testifying - May 17 1939.jpg
Willkie testifying before a congressional committee, 1939
- Wendell L. Willkie on the cover of TIME Magazine, July 31, 1939.jpg
Willkie on the cover of Time magazine, July 31, 1939
- Wendell Willkie 1940 campaign button.jpg
Wendell Willkie campaign button (USA 1940)
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Willkie (right) with running mate Charles McNary
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Willkie formally accepts his nomination at a ceremony in Elwood, Indiana August 17, 1940
- Wendell Willkie presidential campaign poster 1940.jpg
"Willkie for President" poster
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The results of the election, with those states taken by Willkie in red
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Roosevelt asked Willkie to serve as his informal envoy in Britain.
- Mr Wendell Willkie in Alexandria. during His Middle East Tour Mr Wendell Willkie Met Admiral Sir Henry Harwood, General Maxwell and Pressmen. 6 September 1942. A12077.jpg
Willkie with Admiral Sir Henry Harwood, Alexandria, Egypt
References
- ↑ Ellsworth, Barnard (1966). Wendell Willkie, Fighter for Freedom. University of Massachusetts. p. 8. ISBN 0-87023-088-3.
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