Description: "Wendell L. Willkie for President" Pamphlet Printed for Willkie Volunteer Committee of Massachusetts (Headquarters: 1 Court Street, Boston) Kind not find this particular pamphlet anywhere. What makes it unique is that it was specifically for the Massachusetts election committee for Willkie Given the history below, this undated pamthlet is probably from the 1940 race. Measures 3.5 x 6.5 inches. Longtime Democratic activist, Willkie changed his party registration to Republican in late 1939. He did not run in the 1940 presidential primaries, but positioned himself as an acceptable choice for a deadlocked convention. He sought backing from uncommitted delegates, while his supporters—many youthful—enthusiastically promoted his candidacy. As German forces advanced through western Europe in 1940, many Republicans did not wish to nominate an isolationist like Robert A. Taft, or a non-interventionist like Thomas E. Dewey, and turned to Willkie, who was nominated on the sixth ballot. Willkie's support for aid to Britain removed it as a major factor in his race against Roosevelt, and Willkie also backed the president on a peacetime draft. Both men took more isolationist positions towards the end of the race. Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term, taking 38 of the 48 states. (BR) Box 162 Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter
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Presidential Campaign: Wendell L. Willkie 1940
Slogan: Wendell L. Willkie for President
Year: 1940
