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====Support for Henry Wallace====

====Support for Henry Wallace====

Although Bilbo by 1945 broke with a number of Roosevelt Administration–spearheaded initiatives, namely price controls, due to his own old-school progressivism coming to a clash with the new direction of modern liberalism shaped during the war years, he was a staunch supporter of far-left [[Comsymp|Communist sympathizer]] [[Henry A. Wallace]], Roosevelt's vice president during his third term later nominated for Secretary of Commerce. Although his less liberal Southern colleagues disdained Wallace, Bilbo announced: "I am for Henry Wallace in the committee, in the Senate, and all out-of-doors at home and abroad."<ref name=finalsenateyears,p.114>"Theodore Bilbo's Final Senate Years," p. 114.</ref>

Although Bilbo by 1945 broke with a number of Roosevelt Administration–spearheaded initiatives, namely price controls, due to his own old-school progressivism coming to a clash with the new direction of modern liberalism shaped during the war years, he was a staunch supporter of far-left [[Comsymp|Communist sympathizer]] [[Henry A. Wallace]], Roosevelt's vice president during his third term subsequently nominated for [[Secretary of Commerce]]. Although his less liberal Southern colleagues disdained Wallace, Bilbo announced: "I am for Henry Wallace in the committee, in the Senate, and all out-of-doors at home and abroad."<ref name=finalsenateyears,p.114>"Theodore Bilbo's Final Senate Years," p. 114.</ref>

Bilbo's expressed support for Wallace was not limited to the public, telling ''Summit Sun'' editor Mary D. Cain in a correspondence that the confirmation battle was between "the interest of the common man and the big money interest of the country," adding that Wallace's vision "represents the ideals and policies of President Roosevelt, the world's greatest humanitarian and Democrat."<ref name=finalsenateyears,p.114/>

Bilbo's expressed support for Wallace was not limited to the public, telling ''Summit Sun'' editor Mary D. Cain in a private correspondence that the confirmation battle over Wallace was really between "the interest of the common man and the big money interest of the country," adding that Wallace's vision "represents the ideals and policies of President Roosevelt, the world's greatest humanitarian and Democrat."<ref name=finalsenateyears,p.114/>

Wallace's nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 1, 1945.<ref>March 1, 1945. [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/79-1945/s8 NOMINATION OF HENRY WALLACE TO BE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.] ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 16, 2023.</ref>

Wallace's nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 1, 1945, by a 56–32 vote.<ref>March 1, 1945. [https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/79-1945/s8 NOMINATION OF HENRY WALLACE TO BE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.] ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 16, 2023.</ref>

====Association with Robert Byrd, KKK membership revealed====

====Association with Robert Byrd, KKK membership revealed====