WILLKIE IS NOMINATED - 1940
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Channel: Historic Films Stock Footage Archive · 2013 · Education
For licensing inquiries please contact Historic Films Archive (www.historicfilms.com / [email protected]) 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