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Defend America First: The Antiwar Editorials of the Saturday Evening Post, 1939-1942
Defend America First The Antiwar Editorials of the Saturday Evening Post 1939-1942 Author:Garet Garrett In 1939 much of the world was at war. In the United States, President Franklin D. Roosevelt believed America eventually would be forced to join the conflict. F.D.R. launched a campaign to rally citizens and Congress to the cause. But not everyone agreed with the president's beliefs or methods. Roosevelt's situation was, in many respects, simil... more »ar to problems faced by recent American presidents, including the Bush administration. Garet Garrett, editorial writer for the SATURDAY EVENING POST was one of the most outspoken and articulate voices for the "America First" movement that opposed the war. DEFEND AMERICA FIRST is a collection of Garrett's Saturday Evening Post editorials questioning FDR's decision to move the nation toward war. The editorials were selected and arranged by Seattle Times columnist Bruce Ramsey. In his introduction Ramsey points out that Garrett wasn't unwilling to fight Hitler. He was unwilling to pick a fight, especially when the country wasn't ready. Garrett's belief that FDR's actions were unconstitutional helped to fuel his vehement editorials opposing Roosevelt's foreign policy.« less