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CPH: David Levering Lewis- The Improbable Wendell Willkie

Source:The New Democrat “In the wake of one of the most tumultuous Republican conventions ever, the party of Lincoln nominated in 1940 a prominent businessman and former Democrat who could have saved America’s sclerotic political system. Although Wendell Lewis Willkie … Continue reading

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The Onion: Indiana Governor Insists Religious Freedom Law Has Nothing to do With Thing it Explicitly Intended to do

Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus If I’m a governor of a state like Indiana, is passing laws to cut back on tourism and economic revenue really something that I would be interested in doing? Forget … Continue reading

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Wendell Willkie: The Classical Liberal

“Willkie about to board plane in 1940 campaign, Willkie waves and boards, Mrs. Willkie boards plane, Willkie working on plane, plane in flight, Willkie looks out window. 1940: FDR campaigning, Mrs. Roosevelt and Herbert Lehman in car with him, long … Continue reading

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C-SPAN: The Contenders- Wendell Willkie: Wendell Willkie For President (1940)

“C-SPAN continues its series “The Contenders” LIVE on Friday, October 21 at 8:00 p.m. ET with Wendell Willkie. In this clip, Presidential Historian Richard Norton Smith, Goucher College History Professor Jean Baker and Washington Editor of Real Clear Politics Carl … Continue reading

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Freedoms Lighthouse: ‘Senator Evan Bayh Won’t Seek Reelection in 2010 Midterm’

Source:CNN-U.S.Senator Evan Bayh (Democrat, Indiana) and his family. Source:FRS FreeState  “Here is complete video of Indiana Democrat Sen. Evan Bayh today announcing his decision to not seek re-election this Fall. Bayh spoke in Indianapolis, surrounded by his family, and said … Continue reading

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