Albee Slade interviews Helen Gahagan Douglas, a democratic candidate for congress, on her support for President Roosevelt's domestic and international programs. Douglas emphasizes the importance of realistic taxes, controlling inflation, and renegotiating war contracts to ensure fair treatment for taxpayers and prevent excessive profits during the war. She argues that sacrificing fairness and democracy for profit jeopardizes the faith and sacrifices of American servicemen and women.

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Allies in the East: The United States and China's Fight for Democracy

Identifier:
CAC_CC_014_8.10_4_37_0002
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Allies in the East: The United States and China's Fight for Democracy
Date Created:
1944-03-30
EDTF:
1944-03-30
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:
Albee Slade interviews Helen Gahagan Douglas, a democratic candidate for congress, on her support for President Roosevelt's domestic and international programs. Douglas emphasizes the importance of realistic taxes, controlling inflation, and renegotiating war contracts to ensure fair treatment for taxpayers and prevent excessive profits during the war. She argues that sacrificing fairness and democracy for profit jeopardizes the faith and sacrifices of American servicemen and women.
Congress:
78th (1943-1945)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_14_8.1_0000, Box 4, Folder 37, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
14 Pages