Helen Gahagan Douglas' Pivotal Speech at the Democratic National Convention: A Call for Freedom, Leadership, and Responsibility
- Identifier:
- CAC_CC_014_5_151_1_0010
- Contributing Institution:
- Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
- Title:
- Helen Gahagan Douglas' Pivotal Speech at the Democratic National Convention: A Call for Freedom, Leadership, and Responsibility
- Date Created:
- 1944-01-01
- EDTF:
- 1944-01-01
- 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 speaks at the Democratic National Convention, emphasizing the importance of freedom and the responsibility that comes with it. She praises the leadership of President Roosevelt in mobilizing the country for war and highlights the achievements in plane production. Douglas criticizes the Republican party for attacking the current administration during a time of war and stresses the need to choose a candidate who will represent the nation's values and work towards a better world.
- Topic:
- 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:
- 4 Pages
