Vice President Henry Wallace's Address "What Are We Fighting For"
5/8/1942
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This sound recording captures an address at a dinner of the Free World Association at the Commodore Hotel, New York City, and includes the following remark: "This is a fight between a slave world and a free world...The world must make its decision for a complete victory, one way or another." Note - this sound recording begins in Spanish, then continues in English.
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of War Information.
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2198561Full Citation: Vice President Henry Wallace's Address 'What Are We Fighting For'; 5/8/1942; Sound Recordings Relating to World War II, 1942 - 1945; Records of the Office of War Information, Record Group 208; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/vice-president-henry-wallaces-address-what-are-we-fighting-for, April 29, 2025]