The '' Herald Tribune '' strongly supported Wendell Willkie for the Republican nomination in the 1940 presidential election ; Willkie 's managers made sure the newspaper 's endorsement was placed in each delegate 's seat at the 1940 Republican National Convention . The '' Herald Tribune '' continued to provide a strong voice for Willkie ( who was having an affair with literary editor Irita Van Doren ) through the election . Dorothy Thompson , then a columnist at the paper , openly supported Franklin Roosevelt 's re-election and was eventually forced to resign
1940 Republican National Convention
1940 Republican National Convention
New York Herald Tribune