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Scott Faron, The Saturday Evening Post Publicity Manager
Correspondence to Norman Rockwell regarding Four Freedoms Symphony by Robert Russell Bennett, September 10, 1943
Inspired by Rockwell's Four Freedoms paintings, Robert Russell Bennett's symphony premiered on September 26, 1943, on the General Motors Symphony Hour. Performed on the radio broadcast by the NBC Symphony Orchestra, Bennett's music brought national attention to President Roosevelt's ideals. |