In 1929, Lindbergh after only a handful of clandestine dates, Lindbergh’s married Anne Morrow, the daughter of the Ambassador to Mexico. The world viewed Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, who served as chief navigator during their travels together, as glamorous adventurers who trekked to Japan, Brazil and Argentina. Both Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh enjoyed successful careers as best-selling authors. Lindbergh penned Of Flight and Life, The Spirit of St. Louis and We, plus wartime journals and many newspaper and magazine articles while his wife authored the perennial bestseller Gift from the Sea and numerous other literary works. Of course, there was also a dark side to the Lindberghs’ fame: the tragic 1932 kidnapping and murder of Charles and Anne’s toddler, Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr. unleashed another global media storm. Later, as Europe teetered on the edge of war, Lindbergh, following in the footsteps of his isolationist father, spoke out against United States involvement in the conflict. His earlier acceptance of Japanese and German Nazi medals and his refusal to return the medals led many former admirers to question his loyalty to the United States. Furthermore, many people labeled Lindbergh a traitor for his support of the isolationist organization America First. Yet, people who shared his isolationist views hailed him a hero. Exhibition visitors will hear and read Lindbergh’s America First speeches, which led to accusations of anti-Semitism and disloyalty to the United States.
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