WILLKIE IS NOMINATED - 1940

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00:07:44  WILLKIE IS NOMINATED. (1940) #302
ONE OF THE GREATEST UPSETS OF THE ERA AS THE "POPULAR MAN" STOPS THE POLITICAL STEAMROLLER OF TOM DEWEY AND ROBERT TAFT.
00:08:07  1940 REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION, PHILADELPHIA NAMES OF STATES ON PLACARDS
00:08:13  LEADER BANGS GAVEL, MALLET.
00:08:17  LOW ANGLE OF PLACARD FOR NEW YORK WITH GOP ELEPHANT WITH AMERICAN FLAG IN TRUNK
00:08:19  DELEGATE ASKS AUDIENCE TO NOMINATE DEWEY
00:08:38  MONTAGE OF DEWEY SUPPORTERS CARRYING POSTERS & STATE PLACARDS
00:08:44  MAN CARRIES WOMAN WHO CARRIES MALLET
00:08:50  CU MAN HITS GAVEL
00:08:53  DELEGATE ASKS PEOPLE TO NOMINATE TAFT
00:09:14  MONTAGE OF TAFT SUPPORTERS CARRYING POSTERS & PLACARDS
00:09:23  DELEGATE NOMINATES WILLKIE FROM PODIUM.
00:09:48  DELEGATE WITH NEW YORK PLACARD INCHES THROUGH
CROWD. DELEGATES FROM VARIOUS STATES CARRYING PLACARDS
00:10:04  DELEGATE FROM MICHIGAN ANNOUNCES NOMINATION OF
WILLKIE'S WIN IN HIS STATE. OTHER STATES FOLLOW
00:10:36  SPEAKER MARTIN ANNOUNCES WILLKIE'S NOMINATION

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