Lindbergh vs. Roosevelt: The Rivalry That Divided America
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Was aviation lead the way and well loved American hero Charles A. Lindbergh a Nazi sympathizer and anti-Semite? Or was he the target of a vicious personal vendetta by President Roosevelt? In Lindbergh vs. Roosevelt, leader James Duffy tackles these questions head-on, by examining the conflicting personalities, aspirations, and actions of Franklin D. Roosevelt and Charles A. Lindbergh. Painting a politically incorrect portrait of both men, Duffy shows how the lack of sympathy between these two American giants divided the nation on both domestic and international affairs. From canceling U.S. air mail contracts to intervening in World War II, Lindberg and Roosevelt’s clash of thoughts and opinions shaped the nation’s policies here and abroad. Insightful, and engaging, Lindbergh vs. Roosevelt reveals the untold tale about two of history’s most controversial men, and how the White House waged a smear battle against Lindbergh that blighted his reputation forever.
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Lindbergh elucidated his beliefs about the white race in an article he published in Reader’s Digest in 1939:
“We can have peace and security only so long as we band together to preserve that most priceless possession, our inheritance of European blood, only so long as we guard ourselves against attack by foreign armies and dilution by foreign races.”[71]
Because of his trips to Nazi Germany, combined with a belief in eugenics, Lindbergh was suspected of being a Nazi sympathizer.
Lindbergh’s result to Kristallnacht was entrusted to his diary: “I do not know these riots on the part of the Germans,” he wrote. “It seems so contrary to their sense of order and intelligence. They have undoubtedly had a hard ‘Jewish problem,’ but why is it necessary to handle it so unreasonably?”[72]
In his diaries, he wrote: “We must limit to a reasonable amount the Jewish influence…Whenever the Jewish percentage of total population becomes too high, a result seems to invariably occur. It is too terrible because a few Jews of the right type are, I judge, an asset to any country.”
Reader’s Rating: 3 / 5
This book was a fantastic insight into Charles Lindbergh’s brilliant fall from international hero to a Nazi sympathizer and anti-semite in the public’s eye. This fall is all the more spectacular when juxtaposed with the many services, both overt and covert, Charles performed for his country. Not the least of these services included flying combat missions in World War II. Jim Duffy brilliantly shows the only way Lindbergh’s name could be so debased was through the combined efforts of a rancorous president, his allies, and British spies. The book delves into the various motives of Roosevelt and his allies to ruin Lindbergh’s name, tracing them back to the beginning of Roosevelt’s presidency and the air-mail controversy. Duffy compares these circumstances to the present day demonizing of any public facts one disagrees with. A fantastic and informative read.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
one of the best history books i have read.in lindbergh vs roosvelt you learn so much about the real franklin roosvelt on how he nearly ruined the comercial air mail business and how he ruined agreat american hero’s reputation. if you want to learn about real u.s history. this book is a must read!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
MY COMMENT is as a “distant family tree” member with ties to both the LINDBERGH family tree and the late WILLIAM HAWLEY BOWLUS, Senior & Junior family tree, detailed therein.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
As a name growing up in the late 60’s and early 70’s, Charles Lindbergh was small known to me. Of course, I knew of his flight across the Atlantic in 1927 and the kidnapping and murder of his son a few years later. But, I was not familiar with the controversy about his non-interventionist position in the years leading up to World War II and even less about Roosevelt’s smear battle against him. I had no thought that Roosevelt despised Lindbergh so much or that his hatred was due to Lindbergh’s involvement in the American First Committee. By challenging Roosevelt, on several issues Lindbergh lost his public credibility, apt vilified in the press for his political views. While Roosevelt accomplished much while he was president, the treatment Lindbergh received does not speak well of Roosevelt. This is a well-written and fascinating book about one of the most mysterious facts in the 20th century. Mr. Duffy’s research appears to be first-rate and he has written this book in a style that the average person can know and delight in. I establish this book to be inspiring and I highly recommend it.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5