The Society of Red Tape Cutters was a series of small articles published by newspapers during World War II to give recognition to military and political figures for keeping bureaucracy from hindering the war effort. Each announcement included a boilerplate "certificate" illustrated by Dr. Seuss and a synopsis of the inductee's actions.
Recipients
edit- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt[1]
- Vice President Harry S. Truman[2]
- Admiral Chester Nimitz[3]
- Russian Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov[4]
- Secretary of State Cordell Hull[5]
- Admiral Ernest King[6]
- Elmer Davis, director of the United States Office of War Information[7]
- Fiorello H. LaGuardia, mayor of New York City
- Claire Lee Chennault, commander of the Flying Tigers
References
edit- ^ "Society of Red Tape Cutters Elects Roosevelt". library.ucsd.edu. 26 May 1942. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "More Red Tape Cutters Honored". library.ucsd.edu. 6 June 1942. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Documents relating to Admiral Nimitz's naval career". Navy Department Library.
- ^ "Molotov is elected to Red Tape Cutters". library.ucsd.edu. 20 June 1942. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Secretary Hull Joins Red Tape Cutters". library.ucsd.edu. 4 July 1942. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "He Deserves It". library.ucsd.edu. 15 July 1942. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- ^ "He Earned It". library.ucsd.edu. 17 July 1942. Retrieved 12 July 2017.