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 Wendell Willkie Encyclopedia Article @ MatronOfTheArts.com (Matron of the Arts)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Wendell Lewis Willkie (February 18, 1892 – October 8, 1944) was a lawyer in the United States and the Republican nominee for the 1940 presidential election.
Willkie had stated publicly since 1930 that it would be unconstitutional for the federal government to enter the utility business, and now this was quickly becoming reality.
Willkie is also featured as a character in Philip Roth's counterfactual history novel The Plot Against America in which Willkie opposes Charles Lindbergh in the 1944 presidential election.
matronofthearts.com /encyclopedia/Wendell_Willkie   (1864 words)

  
 Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP | The Firm | History
Gallagher and a team of the Firm's attorneys, Willkie managed to turn public opinion in favor of the movie industry and the investigation closed down after two weeks.  Shortly thereafter Willkie was elected Chairman of the Board of Twentieth Century Fox and the Firm was retained as counsel.
Wendell Lewis Willkie died of a heart attack on October 8, 1944 at the age of 52.
At Willkie, Cuomo would play an active role in advising public companies, boards of directors and audit committees on issues of corporate governance, financial reporting and special investigations, and would engage in a broad practice in national and international corporate law and litigation matters.
www.willkie.com /firm/firm.aspx?type=history   (2408 words)

  
 Wendell Lewis Willkie
Willkie, Wendell Lewis, 1892–1944, American industrialist and political leader, b.
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.
www.factmonster.com /ce6/people/A0852357.html   (205 words)

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