Skip to main content
DUE TO COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS, THIS DIGITAL ITEM MAY ONLY BE VIEWED ON-SITE IN OUR READING ROOM. TO ACCESS, PLEASE VISIT THE HOOVER INSTITUTION LIBRARY & ARCHIVES
Robert E. Wood speech: Our Foreign Policy
DUE TO COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS, THIS DIGITAL ITEM MAY ONLY BE VIEWED ON-SITE IN OUR READING ROOM. TO ACCESS, PLEASE VISIT THE HOOVER INSTITUTION LIBRARY & ARCHIVES
Collection StructureAmerica First Committee records > Robert E. Wood speech: Our Foreign Policy
Item Title Robert E. Wood speech: Our Foreign Policy
Date CreatedOctober 26, 1940
Description

General Wood discusses American involvement in the war between the United Kingdom and Germany. Beginning by calling the terms interventionalist and isolationist non-descriptive, he mentions the issues on which the population is united. After analyzing the conflict between the two European countries, he believes there is no danger of invasion of the United States even if Germany is victorious. He argues this is true for a direct attack/invasion, attack from Central America, or from an air attack. He then criticizes some of the rhetoric used in the debate of American involvement, saying some of the "mudslinging... is no better than the Nazis." He believes American involvement in World War I was not worth the blood and money spent, and that the Treaty of Versailles laid the groundwork for Hitler's rise to power.

Language(s)
Country of Origin
FormatSound Recording
Hoover ID42001_a_0002978
Record Number42001.2
RightsThis work is protected by copyright. It may be accessed at the Hoover Library & Archives. Copies for educational and research purposes may be obtained by contacting the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Feedback Form

Type of feedback
User data
Close