Wendell Willkie
Wendell Willkie
Wendell Lewis Willkiewas an American lawyer, corporate executive, and the 1940 Republican candidate 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 election with roughly 55% of the popular vote to Willkie's roughly 45% of the popular vote. Willkie lost...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth18 February 1892
CityElwood, IN
CountryUnited States of America
Whenever we take away the liberties of those whom we hate we are opening the way to loss of liberty for those we love.
I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true.
Education is the mother of leadership.