Especially, in Franklin Roosevelt himself, they saw a true friend... Thomas Kirkland, Franklin Roosevelt's campaign aide, was a young man with a cordial manner.
He never spoke to them in a condescending tone, nor treated them with an attitude of looking down, but respected them as citizens of the United States, eager for their government to serve them.
Why should they care what the newspapers said?
They knew the problems faced by the McGahee family in the adjacent block and the Nelson family on the neighboring farm, and they also knew what the federal government had done for them.
They had heard Franklin Roosevelt's warm and friendly voice on the radio again and again.
Feeling informed, they voted.
Although Alf Landon was very grateful for Donnie's support, he still hoped that Donnie would publicly support him.
More importantly, he was puzzled about what matters could be more important than supporting his presidential campaign.
