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The Bennett Clark bid for 1940 nomination real McCoy
James McMullin and Ray Tucker report a wide look at 1940 Democratic prospects. Bennett Clark emerges as a strong, forceful entrant with momentum from Kansas City backers and signals of support while balancing Wilsonian opposition. Roosevelt’s leadership style shifts to Napoleonic, with land and water conservation driving the agenda amid South American diplomacy and domestic policy debates.
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Bennett Clark
William Jennings Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
Tom Pendergast
Kansas City
Pendergast
Clark
Messrs
Wallace
Earle
McNutt
Champ Clark
Baltimore
O'Connor
Roosevelt
Sam Rathourn
House
Indianapolis
Charleston
White House
Mr. O'Connor
Washington
New York
FDR
Garner
Texas