Absence makes the war last longer
Cartoon of a man asleep in bed with an alarm clock beside him, over the headline 'Absence makes the war last longer' and the order 'Stay on the job!'. It links one worker's absence to a longer war, a consequence appeal aimed at war-plant workers; the technique is mild.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1943
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Your Production Committee (Bulletin Board Placard No. 25)
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Mixed
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Mobilize or secure compliance
- Themes
- Labor, Home front
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
Your Production Committee. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-301 (NAID 513748).
Text on the object
ABSENCE makes the war last longer YOUR PRODUCTION COMMITTEE SAYS: Stay on the job! [signature: illegible] [imprint:] BULLETIN BOARD PLACARD NO. 25 [imprint:] U.S. Government Printing Office : 1943-O-509094
