Presents the story of the 1940s Wall Street attorney and presidential candidate to explore his advocacy of civil rights, promotion of America's involvement in international politics, and enduring legacy.

The story of the 23 men who were defeated for the Presidency.

LIfe of Wendell Willkie who ran for the presidency in 1940 on the Republican ticket against Franklin D. Roosevlet.

"In 1940, against the explosive backdrop of the Nazi onslaught in Europe, two farsighted candidates for the U.S. presidency--Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt, running for an unprecedented third term, and talented Republican businessman Wendell Willkie--found themselves on the defensive against American isolationists and their charismatic spokesman Charles Lindbergh, who called for surrender to Hitler's demands. In this dramatic account of that turbulent...

Journey back to the hot summer of 1940 and witness a truly momentous event in Indiana and Madison County history, when Wendell Willkie returned to his hometown and a crowd of an estimated 250,000 people to accept the nomination as presidential candidate of the United States.