Orson Welles on American Leadership in 1944 – and lessons for 2012

By LAWRENCE FRENCH In the fall of 1944, Orson Welles wrote an article for FREE WORLD which supported his hero FDR, even though Welles must have been highly distraught at FDR letting Henry Wallace being dumped as his Vice-President from the ticket.  Harry Truman became Henry Wallace’s replacement, and of course we have no way … Continue reading Orson Welles on American Leadership in 1944 – and lessons for 2012