Elwood, Indiana
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Elwood is a city in Madison and Tipton counties in the U.S. state of Indiana. The Madison County portion, which is nearly all of the city, is part of the Indianapolis–Carmel–Anderson metropolitan stat
Elwood Downtown Historic District at night
Wendell Willkie
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Wendell Lewis Willkie was an American lawyer, corporate executive and the 1940 Republican nominee for president of the United States. Willkie appealed to many convention delegates as the Republican fi
Elwood, Indiana
…was constructed in Elwood in 1857. On August 17, 1940, the Republican National Committee held a formal notification ceremony to recognize Elwood-born Wendell Willkie as its nominee for President of the United States to run against Franklin Roosevelt. Held at Callaway Park on the outskirts of town, the ceremony drew…
Willkie in 1940
Willkie (right) and David E. Lilienthal
Willkie testifying before a congressional committee, 1939
Willkie on the cover of Time magazine, July 31, 1939