America First Committee Rally, 1941 Organized in 1940, the America First Committee campaigned against U.S. entry into World War II. Led by isolationists such as North Dakota senator Gerald Nye and the popular aviator Charles Lindbergh, the group blamed eastern bankers, British sympathizers, and Jewish leaders for promoting war fever. The committee dissolved soon after this 1941 rally and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Scherl-Suddeutsche Zeitung/ Granger, NYC