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  1. Wendell Lewis Willkie (* 18. Februar 1892 in Elwood, Madison County, Indiana; † 8. Oktober 1944 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Jurist und Geschäftsmann, der sich politisch betätigte. Bei der Präsidentschaftswahl von 1940 war er republikanischer Gegenkandidat von Amtsinhaber Franklin D. Roosevelt .

  2. 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.

  3. 16. Apr. 2024 · 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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  4. 14. Sept. 2018 · Late in World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt sharply rebuked an aide for making a derogatory quip about Wendell Willkie, Roosevelt’s Republican challenger in the 1940 election. “Don’t you ...

  5. Nor were they stopped when professional politicos pointed out the obstacles: that Wendell Willkie was a businessman and, even more sinister, a utilities executive; that he had been a registered...

  6. 27. Feb. 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.

  7. 29. Aug. 2015 · Wendell Willkie, who was caught in the accelerating crosswinds of world war, had no such advantage, and would no doubt be astonished to see how the chief executive card is now...