Word: pinkley
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...VIRGIL PINKLEY Indio, Calif...
...first suggestion that he might be thought of as a candidate for the presidency came to the general from Newspaper Correspondent Virgil Pinkley in 1943, just after the Allies had finally succeeded in overrunning Sicily and landing in Italy. Ike was incredulous. "To say that I was astonished by Pinkley's suggestion is far from an exaggeration; my instant reaction was that he was something of a humorist. 'Virgil,' I said, 'you've been standing out in the sun too long...