Correspondence, 1914-1940 (1914-1916).

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Correspondence, 1914-1940 (1914-1916).

Correspondence from Medill McCormick, Raymond Robins, Harold L. Ickes, and Theodore Roosevelt deals with Illinois and national Progressive political campaigns (1914-1916). Also a 1940 letter from Wendell Willkie.

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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...

Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952

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Lawyer and U.S. secretary of the interior. From the description of Harold L. Ickes papers, 1815-1969 (bulk 1933-1951). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980130 Harold Ickes (1874-1952) was a United States administrator and politician. He served as Secretary of the Interior for 13 years, from 1933 to 1946, the longest tenure of anyone to hold the office, and afterwards he became a syndicated columnist writing on political topics. From the guide to the Harold Ickes ...

Progressive Party (1912)

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Robins, Raymond, 1873-1954

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Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

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Joy, Verne E., 1876-1964.

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McCormick, Medill, 1877-1925

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Progressive Party. Illinois.

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