Isolationist Speeches by Charles Lindbergh
Speeches
By: Charles Lindbergh
Date: April 23, 1941; September 11, 1941
Source: Lindbergh, Charles. America First Speeches Advocating Isolationism. New York, New York, April 23, 1941; Des Moines, Iowa, September 11, 1941. Reprinted online at Ranfranz, Patrick, ed. Charles Lindbergh: An American Aviator. http://www.charleslindbergh.com (accessed March 26, 2003).
About the Author: The son of a Minnesota congressman, Charles A. Lindbergh (1902–1974) emerged as one of the most popular figures in the United States in 1927, when he became the first pilot to fly solo, nonstop, across the Atlantic Ocean. The life of an American idol, though, proved to be far from safe and secure. In March 1932 Lindbergh's baby was kidnapped, and the ensuing media maelstrom forced Charles and his wife to flee the country. Lindbergh returned to the United...
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