Society of Red Tape Cutters
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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.
[edit] Recipients
- President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Vice President Harry S. Truman
- Admiral Chester Nimitz[1]
- Russian Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov
- Secretary of State Cordell Hull
- Admiral Ernest King
- Elmer Davis, director of the United States Office of War Information
- Fiorello H. LaGuardia, mayor of New York City
- Claire Lee Chennault, commander of the Flying Tigers
[edit] References
- ^ "Documents relating to Admiral Nimitz's naval career". Navy Department Library. http://www.history.navy.mil/library/manuscript/nimitz.htm.
