Helen Gahagan Douglas' Radio Speech on Victory, Peace, and American Progress (May 2, 1944)
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_5_151_1_0003
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas' Radio Speech on Victory, Peace, and American Progress (May 2, 1944)
- Date Created:
- 1944-05-02
- EDTF:
- 1944-05-02
- Creator:
- Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980
- Rights:
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
- Language:
- eng
- Record Type:
- correspondence
- Collection:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
- Collection Finding Aid:
- https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/67
- Description:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas delivered a radio speech in May 1944, emphasizing the importance of achieving victory in the war and ensuring a just and lasting peace. She highlighted the need for proper planning to make use of the country's productive capacity after the war to improve the standard of living for all Americans. Douglas criticized those who feared overproduction, arguing that with proper planning and full employment, overproduction would not be an issue. She called for progress and advancement, not regression, in the post-war era.
- Topic:
- Agricultural laws and legislation, Education--United States
- Congress:
- 78th (1943-1945)
- Physical Location:
- CAC_CC_14_5_151_1_0000, Box, 151, 1, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
- Location Represented:
- United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
- Type:
- Text
- Extent:
- 8 Pages
