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Norma Lundeen
A photo of Norma Lundeen, widow of U.S. Senator Ernest Lundeen
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A mission unprecedented in radio broadcasting
A transcript of Norma Lundeen's speech defending her late husband, given on NBC News radio.
—George Sylvester Viereck Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
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A matter of perspective
Sen. Ernest Lundeen delivers a speech under a swastika banner to the Board of Trade for German-American Commerce on March 20, 1940.
—\"Sabotage!: The Secret War Against America\" by Michael Sayers and Albert Eugene Kahn
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"Principal speaker"
A memo from Sen. Ernest Lundeen's files, describing his participation in an event for the Board of Trade for German-American Commerce, where he would deliver a speech under a swastika banner. The memo says Nazi agent George Sylvester Viereck made the arrangements for Lundeen.
A check written out to Sen. Ernest Lundeen -- via his secretary Harriet Johnson -- for appearing at the event for the Board of Trade for German-American Commerce. Lundeen was paid $200, roughly $4,000 today.
A letter from NBC Vice President Frank M. Russell addressed to Mrs. Ernest Lundeen in which he claims to have removed specific mentions of her late husband from broadcasts on two occasions.
An undated photo of George Sylvester Viereck. Viereck was paid by the Hitler government in Germany to spread fascist propaganda and disinformation throughout the United States.
—George Sylvester Viereck Papers, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa
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"George Viereck to see E.L."
An entry from Sen. Ernest Lundeen's calendar on February 3, 1939. At 4 P.M., Sen. Lundeen was scheduled to meet with George Sylvester Viereck, a paid agent of the Hitler government.
An entry from Sen. Ernest Lundeen's calendar on April 5, 1940. At 7:30 P.M., Sen. Lundeen was scheduled to have dinner with George Sylvester Viereck, a paid agent of the Hitler government.
Sen. Ernest Lundeen writes to George Sylvester Viereck, telling him he is in desperate "need of funds" and is seeking to receive payment for an article they collaborated on together.
George Sylvester Viereck thanks Sen. Ernest Lundeen for the copy of his speech from the Congressional Record, and discusses the draft of a speech he is preparing for Lundeen.