re: #48 Vicious Babushka

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Never been certain, but from the readings I’ve done, I always had the impression that yes he did have a streak of antisemitism and racism in him, not nearly as vicious as say Lindbergh who was a real piece of work, but still real. That said, and perhaps it was Eleanor’s influence, I got the impression he worked against it in his later life. Wishful thinking perhaps.

Speaking of Lindbergh, I read an interesting article the other day (can’t find the link now darn it) that suggested that he, embarrassed by his son’s genetic defect, might have killed him, faked the kidnapping and happily let an innocent man be executed for the “crime”. It was quite in keeping with other things I’ve read about him so I didn’t find it too hard to imagine.