November 14, 2018

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, Historian David Levering Lewis Talks About His Biography On Hoosier Wendell Willkie


Matt Pelsor
Born in Elwood, Wendell Willkie remains the only native of Indiana to be nominated as the presidential candidate for a national party. - New York World-Telegram and Sun collection/ Library of Congress

Born in Elwood, Wendell Willkie remains the only native of Indiana to be nominated as the presidential candidate for a national party.

New York World-Telegram and Sun collection/ Library of Congress

Two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian David Levering Lewis released a new biography on Hoosier businessman and presidential candidate Wendell Willkie.

All Things Considered host Matt Pelsor sat down with Lewis to talk about the book, and to draw comparisons between that era and today’s political climate.

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