In the early 1940s. however. he completely changed his viewpoint and forthrightly proclaimed it. He introduced a resolution that supported the principles of the Atlantic Charter and was among those urging the negotiation of "a postwar peace charter." Subsequently. he was named to the bipartisan Senate panel that worked with the State Department in drafting the United Nations Charter. He was also one of those responsible. in 1943. for the formation of the War Refugee Board and became a compassionate advocate for saving the Jewish people of Europe who had survived the persecution of the Nazis. In 1944. Senator Gillette strongly opposed President Roosevelts bid for a fourth term.