Political Campaigns, U.S. Presidential, miscellany, 1940, 1940-1943.

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Political Campaigns, U.S. Presidential, miscellany, 1940, 1940-1943.

Clippings and magazine articles on Wendell Willkie pertaining to his presidential candidacy in 1940 and to his role as a representative of the United States abroad in the early years of World War II; also included is Republican campaign literature.

.8 cubic ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7906289

Cornell University Library

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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...

National Republican Party (U.S.)

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