Sen. Hiram Johnson Turns Against F.D.R. On Third Term Issue
MS (SOF) “I speak neither as Democrat nor as Republican nor Progressive. I speak from a full heart, just as an American; and I choose in this campaign the man opposed to the third term. It makes no difference to me whether his chance of election be of one sort or another, it makes a vast difference that I shall preserve that which has been most dear to me in my life, my independence & my country’s weal.
02:29:40 (SI) Title: St. Paul, Minn. aka Minnesota. Motorcade w/ Wendell Willkie in open car w/ secret service agents; cowboys riding horses & firing pistols alongside. Large crowd & Willkie speaking (MOS)
02:29:58 (Si) Motorcade. POV thru confetti & ticker-tape parade in St. Louis, Missouri. GOOD
1940 Presidential Campaign; California Senator; FDR
Sen. Hiram Johnson Turns Against F.D.R. On Third Term Issue MS (SOF) “I speak neither as Democrat nor as Republican nor Progressive. I speak from a full heart, just as an American; and I choose in this campaign the man opposed to the third term. It makes no difference to me whether his chance of election be of one sort or another, it makes a vast difference that I shall preserve that which has been most dear to me in my life, my independence & my country’s weal. 02:29:40 (SI) Title: St. Paul, Minn. aka Minnesota. Motorcade w/ Wendell Willkie in open car w/ secret service agents; cowboys riding horses & firing pistols alongside. Large crowd & Willkie speaking (MOS) 02:29:58 (Si) Motorcade. POV thru confetti & ticker-tape parade in St. Louis, Missouri. GOOD 1940 Presidential Campaign; California Senator; FDR