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{{cquote|I am for Henry Wallace in the committee, in the Senate, and all out-of-doors at home and abroad.|||Bilbo, January 23, 1945}}

{{cquote|I am for Henry Wallace in the committee, in the Senate, and all out-of-doors at home and abroad.|||Bilbo, January 23, 1945}}

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/>

Bilbo's expressed support for Wallace was not limited to public announcements, 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, 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>

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>