Records, 1943-1945.

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Records, 1943-1945.

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Papers relating to the Committee's effort to nominate Wendell Willkie as a presidential candidate on the Republican ticket, consisting of correspondence and financial data, kept by Willard Smith, secretary of the committee; also, speeches, press releases, and clippings. Correspondence is mostly between the Milwaukee headquarters, Smith, and committee workers throughout the state.

0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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SNAC Resource ID: 6846865

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944

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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 greater U.S. involvement in World War II to support Britain and other Allies. His Democratic opponent, incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, won the 1940...

Republican Party

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Willkie-for-President Committee. Wisconsin.

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Smith, Willard J., 1858-

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