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Vor einem Tag · Trump is only the most recent figure to attempt to apply his success in business to politics. Wendell Willkie, the Commonwealth & Southern executive, was the Republican presidential nominee in 1940. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, with experience in insurance and finance, tried it in 1976. So did Steve Forbes, in 1996 and 2000.
13. Mai 2024 · When businessman Wendell Willkie. (who had been a Democrat) won the GOP nomination in 1940, one Republican Party stalwart memorably quipped: “I don’t mind the church converting a whore, but I...
Vor 3 Tagen · President Roosevelt defeated Republican Wendell Willkie in the 1940 presidential election. The two-term tradition had been an unwritten rule (until the ratification of the 22nd Amendment after Roosevelt's presidency) since George Washington declined to run for a third term in 1796.
8. Mai 2024 · On behalf of the Freedom House Board of Trustees, co-chairs Jane Harman and Wendell L. Willkie II announced the creation of the Michael J. Abramowitz Fund for Freedom in the World, which will honor Abramowitz’s legacy as Freedom House’s president.
Vor einem Tag · Trump is only the most recent figure to attempt to apply his success in business to politics. Wendell Willkie, the Commonwealth & Southern executive, was the Republican presidential nominee in ...
7. Mai 2024 · Freedom House (FH) is a non-profit organization that was founded in 1941, with Wendell Willkie and Eleanor Roosevelt serving as its first honorary chairpersons. Best known for political advocacy surrounding issues of democracy, political freedom, and human rights, the organization's annual Freedom in the World report assesses the political ...
6. Mai 2024 · While the presidential and senatorial elections were also close, FDR faced Hoosier native Wendell Willkie and was trailing by a few thousand votes. Likewise, Senator Shay Minton was running slightly behind Raymond Willis, a country editor who had quite nearly beaten senior U.S. Senator Frederick Van Nuys two years earlier.
