Top of page

Audio Recording The people speak to the president, or, Dear, Mr. President, radio broadcast version

The people speak to the president, or, Dear, Mr. President, radio broadcast version; ; AFC 1942/003: AFS 6428, side a

Transcript

        Loading...
    

About this Item

Title

  • The people speak to the president, or, Dear, Mr. President, radio broadcast version

Created / Published

  • Washington (D.C.), 1942

Headings

  • -  Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, American
  • -  Sound recording
  • -  Radio field reports
  • -  United States -- Washington (D.C.)

Genre

  • Sound recording
  • Radio field reports

Notes

  • -  A portrait in sound that documents the reactions of "the man on the street" to war-time conditions in the United States. The "voices speaking to the president" want to know about conditions after the war including higher prices and loss of jobs. Features recorded voices of men and women of diverse races, classes, and nationalities. Includes music with songs and banjos.
  • -  Contents: Produced by the Radio Section of the Office for Emergency Management in cooperation with the Radio Research Project of Library of Congress.
  • -  No transcript created. Test recordings for broadcast.

Medium

  • 1 sound disc : analog, 33 1/3 rpm; 16 in.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MBRS shelflist: LWO 3493 r46A
  • Call number: No AFS number assigned

Source Collection

  • Dear Mr. President collection (AFC 1942/003)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Digital Id

Online Format

  • audio

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is not aware of any U.S. copyright protection or any other restrictions in the material in this collection, except as noted below. All other materials are free to use and reuse.

The following materials are included with permission. Please contact the American Folklife Center for additional information where contact information is not provided:

"Dear Mr. President" and "The Martins and the Coys" performed by Pete Seeger.

"White Bird Flying," performed by Enos Francisco, Sr. Permission granted by Enos Francisco, Jr. Special thanks to Daniel Lopez for translating the "White Bird Flying" lyrics.

Researchers or others who would like to make further use of these collection materials should contact the Folklife Reading Room for assistance.

Credit line

Please cite the source collection title, collection number, and repository:

"Man-on-the-Street" interviews collection (AFC 1941/004), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

"Dear Mr. President" collection (AFC 1942/003), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Radio Research Project Manuscript collection (AFC 1941/005), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

The people speak to the president, or, Dear, Mr. President, radio broadcast version. Washington D.C, 1942. Audio. https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1942003_sr62/.

APA citation style:

(1942) The people speak to the president, or, Dear, Mr. President, radio broadcast version. Washington D.C. [Audio] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/afc1942003_sr62/.

MLA citation style:

The people speak to the president, or, Dear, Mr. President, radio broadcast version. Washington D.C, 1942. Audio. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/afc1942003_sr62/>.