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Charles Lindbergh — Part 7
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Here is how America saw Charles A, Lindbergh in
he days after he made aviation history with his spec-
cular flight alone across the Atlantic.
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SIMPLY A CITIZEN
\ DOING MY DUTY’
Stand Motivated “by ‘What I Believe
Is Right for Hy Country’
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_ By LARRY KELLY
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“then to make no more radio addresses or public sppearances.| !
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1 “But mo one can predict the progress of the world, and|
‘kings appeared which no one had foreseen. The importance of; 4
“America's situation todsy—her path, her future, and the;
“fought that X might be of some aid in doing what I balleve ts]:
‘Aght for'our country led me to agree to this talk.” :
P'S Reams have been written on Lindbergh's stand. is)
: tos have been printed and reprinted. But those were
things. Now we learn for the first time what it all
mas to Charles A. Lindbergh the man—the human being.
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Vacs, - “These are not normal times, We are in the midst of the
Geatest crisis this country has faced since the Civil War. In
‘woh & case we give up our normal desires, do what we conceive
ear duty to our country, no matter what the personal cost A little more than a decade
te be.” 7 saw him thus on the rostrum
although| spokesmen for thone America
fealty a pol Poly at first —— 5
: levery day such conflicting reports, eto
i What is oing to d he up hs mind!
“Sought to Express Ideas savin What is heaving to do to mabe ep re
“<. Emtien, an be warmed to bis subject, words began to flow], | 21 euest any of ne ary contend 7 frekivecpen 1
ore although, from time to time, he leaned his head the eacan Pel ermal they ed re Sas eres
‘orward in bis bands, ie, tousht for tha words exactly to hn ibe basis ot fry Fret we
wo ee eas getting | “Matarally, I feel tt we the duty of 03) af an to ostgh
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“The problem now isn't one of whale ough
1 Burope—it is @ problem of shat we are able toean”
"t wee the Lindbergh of 1927 bet
is impartial and objective as that tnd 1928 belag
Follows Footsteps of Father
. _ Actually, in his present atrugele aguinst war for Amerie
¢ antwer to that question depends son your values in|Zitdbergh i following the footstepe of his father, ‘oe
<pT0 RE the mot portant element ia this station iy te ed seein andbereh, fr who served ten yeara in Congren progr
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malian YE y family, my friends and my inet Caer Lindbergh remained in the public eys at that|divate
ation to these things, the name nded that the World ween ,
y litle difference: after ae” he BAmME one is called makel cieadea that the World War was not cum ead Gorse a
1 -- ot Peditionssy force was extremely inadvisable. <"ferwa
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the unusual opportunity to see at first bed ‘Oe tings rite peoealy tered | ‘s
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7 Unt Position to t401 people some ef thoes things—| needed. after we declared were ar ta
uray MATE, Rot had the chance to see fo 2 | akan division’ to fight to Europe. But'we ened ve pth oe
ee rake raya the American way ef doing|than 3,000,000 soldiers ovarveas, ands war dabt
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1d be accused of mariy things,“and that
ald be dragged into the o that my parvonal life
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‘Then why are you doing it?” I asked him
Lindbergh hesitated « moment, then said:
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