The 1940 Republican National Convention was held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, from June 24 to June 28, 1940. It nominated Wendell Willkie of New York for president and Senator Charles
Nominees Willkie and McNary
Wendell Willkie
Entrance ticket, featuring illustrations of historic Republican president Abraham Lincoln and Philadelphia's landmark Liberty Bell
Backside of entrance ticket, featuring an illustration of Philadelphia City Hall
The Republican National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1856 by the Republican Party in the United States. They are administered by the Republ
Delegates on the floor of the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland
Musical Fund Hall at 808 Locust Street in Center City Philadelphia, where the first Republican nominating convention for president and vice president was held from June 17 to 19, 1856
Pat Nixon addresses the 1972 Republican National Convention in Miami Beach in support of her husband's reelection in the 1972 presidential election, representing the first time a First Lady ever addressed a Republican National Convention; it has since become a common practice.