A Hungarian Patriot in American Exile: Bela Bartok and Emigre Politics

Béla Bartók was an intensely private man who avoided politics throughout most of his life. At the same time he was so passionately devoted to his Hungarian nation that, even during the difficult years of his American exile, he felt compelled to become involved in pro-Hungarian activities. At one point he accepted the leadership of an organization that had started out as a political lobby and a base for a possible Hungarian government-in-exile.