Overview of the Wendell L. Willkie Campaign Speeches
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Overview of the Wendell L. Willkie Campaign Speeches
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- Hoover Institution Archives Staff
- Date Completed:
- 2009
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- Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by David Sun.
© 2009 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Title: Wendell L. Willkie campaign speeches
Dates: 1940
Collection Number: XX647
Creator: Willkie, Wendell L. (Wendell Lewis), 1892-1944
Collection Size:
13 phonorecords
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Relates to American foreign and domestic policy. Includes speeches delivered at Los Angeles and San Francisco, and a few radio
announcements.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
English
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Wendell L. Willkie campaign speeches, Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives
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Biographical Note
Republican candidate for president of the United States, 1940.
Scope and Content of Collection
Relates to American foreign and domestic policy. Includes speeches delivered at Los Angeles and San Francisco, and a few radio
announcements.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Presidents--United States--Election 1940.
Phonorecords.
Statesmen--United States.
Partial Collection Contents
Discs 1-8
Sound recording of Willkie speech in San Francisco
1940 September 21
Access Information
Use copy reference number: xx647_a_0002847
Scope and Content Note
Willkie is introduced as a progressive Republican. Speaking about foreign policy, he criticizes Wallace for stoking fear of
Nazis on the campaign trail, saying many aspects of foreign policy should not be politicized. He further criticizes the New
Deal on monetary concerns. First, he says Roosevelt has made international trade hard due to uncertainty in the value of
the dollar. Furthermore, he says the rejection of the London summit caused the currencies of gold-block nations (i.e. France)
to crash. Willkie reads a 1937 Churchill speech advocating actions FDR has since not taken; Willkie uses this to help charge
that Roosevelt's policies have lead to the downfall of Europe and the current climate. Willkie believes the New Deal has been
a failure on the domestic front as well, leading America to bankruptcy and unconstitutional government. He further criticizes
Roosevelt for packing the Supreme Court while other, more important issues needed to be dealt with. He concludes by warning
of the perils of bankruptcy and saying he is a friend of the laboring class. KPO broadcast. In English.
Discs 9-12
Sound recording of Willkie speech in Los Angeles
1940 September 19
Access Information
Use copy reference number: xx647_a_0005956
Scope and Content Note
In this stump speech Willkie criticizes the economic policies of the New Deal. He argues philosophical points but also describes
various individual effects, such as how tax-free government bonds dissuade investors from allocating funds to jobs-producing,
risky business investment. In English. (4 discs)
Rest of collection not yet described
