By Thomas F. Schwartz In Freedom Betrayed: Herbert Hoover’s Secret History of the Second World War and Its Aftermath edited by George H. Nash, Hoover entitles a section “Brainwashing the American People.” He details President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s efforts to counter isolationist/non-interventionist sentiment by suggesting that Hitler was seeking world domination, not simply that of … Continue reading The Germans are Coming, the Germans are Coming
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Once upon a time in America
Once upon a time in America, elections, even the most bitterly contested elections, included high flying rhetoric and deeply held principles to counter balance the general mud-slinging. One such election was held in the fall of 1932. Incumbent President Herbert Hoover engaged in a heated campaign against challenger Franklin Roosevelt, Governor of New York. There … Continue reading Once upon a time in America