The life of Wendell Willkie. I stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your costs and that your cause and that of democracy. [applause] i expect the republicans Wendell Willkie ran for president in 1940. These are some damages some images of him on the campaign trail. We are here with David Willkie. I want you to introduce the cabinet audiences of some of the fervor. Your grandfather ran for president and try to defeat Franklin Delano roosevelt, who was seeking a third term. Was seeking a third term. Captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2008 captioning performed by vitac. Grew up in elwood. When they married, this was the place they generally call home. In the family, my great great grandfather had lost his shirt during the depression. Instead of giving his father in law a handout, when the willkie and bought a farm land. He asked his fatherinlaw if he would manage it. How much time did he spend no ques
I stand before you without a single pledge or promise or understanding of any kind except for the advancement of your cause and the preservation of american democracy. And as your nominee i expect to conduct by crusading an aggressive, fighting campaign. The republicans in we want willkie, Wendell Willkie ran for president in 1940. And as we watch some of the images of him on the campaign trail were joined here in rushville, indiana with David Willkie. I want you to introduce our audience to some of the fervor were seeing from these Iconic Images of the 1940 campaign that really surrounded your grandfather as he ran for president and tried to defeat Franklin Dell know roosevelt who was seeking a third term. What an exciting time in the country. Here wed come out of entering into the great depression, the end of the hoover administration, eight years of the roosevelt administration, roosevelt was president , right at the height of his power and that opened up a time for a dark horse can
Cable Television Companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. Welcome to at home with the roosevelts. Im joined today by the director of the Herbert Hoover president ial library museum. Hi, im tom schwartz. Im the director of the Herbert Hoover president ial museum in iowa. Were here today to talk about one of the most remarkable transitions in American History, the president ial election of 1932, hoover and roosevelt, their long relationship of prior to and after their presidencies. This was a period of incredible trauma for the United States with the Great Depression. Of course the two of them had known each other for quite some time. During world war i roosevelt was the assistant secretary of navy under woodrow wilson. Herbert hoover was the head of the u. S. Food administration. The Food Administration had to essentially provide food to the soldiers and hoover was able to provide the necessary food by getting americans to voluntarily reduce co