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The Atlantic Charter, 1943
Office of War Information, US Government Printing Office
Poster
The Roosevelt administration publicized the Atlantic Charter widely, but although the document was widely recognized, few Americans actually read it. Norman Rockwell, expected to be inspired by the text, instead found it "platitudinous" and was unable "to get beyond the first paragraph." Others were upset that only two of the president's Four Freedoms -- Freedom from Want and Freedom from Fear -- had made it into the document. This poster, disseminated by the Office of War Information in 1943, suggests that the White House continued to promote the virtues of the Atlantic Charter long after the nation was at war. |