Republican National Convention 1940

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf political event
gptkbp:aftermath Campaign_against_Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:broadcasts Radio broadcast
gptkbp:communityEvents Keynote address
Nomination speeches
Platform debate
gptkbp:context gptkb:United_States_presidential_election_1940
gptkbp:covers National media coverage
gptkbp:date June 24-27, 1940
gptkbp:firstAwarded Willkie_1050_votes
gptkbp:heldIn gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:historicalContext Pre-World_War_II_America
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First major nomination of a political outsider
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Republican National Convention 1940
gptkbp:impact Influenced future conventions
gptkbp:league Willkie_1048_votes
Willkie_1049_votes
gptkbp:legacy Set precedent for future outsider candidates
gptkbp:location Convention Hall
gptkbp:notable_winners gptkb:Wendell_Willkie
gptkb:Charles_L._McNary
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Wendell_Willkie
gptkb:Charles_L._McNary
1,000
Party leaders
Political activists
Media_representatives
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:outcome Republican_candidate_for_President
Republican_candidate_for_Vice_President
gptkbp:party gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Republican_National_Convention_1936
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Republican_National_Convention_1952
gptkb:Republican_National_Convention_1956
gptkb:Republican_National_Convention_1944
gptkb:Republican_National_Convention_1948
gptkb:Republican_National_Convention_1936
gptkbp:significantEvent McNary's_nomination_for_Vice_President
Willkie's_nomination_for_President
gptkbp:succeededBy gptkb:Republican_National_Convention_1944
gptkbp:theme Unity against the New Deal
gptkbp:visitedBy delegates
gptkbp:voterTurnout 505
Roll call vote