Topic: Wendell Lewis Willkie

Wendell Lewis Willkie 1892-1944, American industrialist and political leader, b. Elwood, Ind. He practiced law in Ohio (1914-23) and in New York (1923-33) before he became president (1933) of the Commonwealth and Southern Corp., a giant utility holding company. Although a Democrat, Willkie became a leading spokesman of business interests opposed to the New Deal. He finally enrolled as a Republican in 1940 and in that year was nominated by the Republican party for the presidency. In his campaign he endorsed President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's foreign policy but attacked the New Deal at home... Read more