Charles Lindbergh #10- What was Lindbergh's Relationship with Henry Ford?

THE RISE AND FALL OF CHARLES LINDBERGH

#10 WHAT WAS LINDBERGH’S RELATIONSHIP WITH HENRY FORD?

• Not close friends
• Lindbergh on tour took Ford for a plane ride
• During WW2, army & aviation sector rejected Lindbergh
• Henry Ford hired Lindbergh for factory plane production
• Worked together on America First

Award winning author Candace Fleming
The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh

WAS LINDBERGH A RACIST?

• Views were similar to those of Nazi Germany
• Advocated eugenics even after World War II
• Believed in supremacy of white Christians
• Picked a wife based on specific traits / lineage
• OK with war against Japan but not with white Germany

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