I Am a Man of the People... I Need the Help of Everyone
A sheet (code 8-848 (3)) pairs a photograph of a man in a suit with raised right hand at two microphones, in front of a seal reading 'Viet-Nam Cong-Hoa Tong-Thong' (Republic of Vietnam, President), with quoted words from an oath of office. The quotation 'I am a man of the people' and the closing line 'I need the help of everyone' present the new officeholder as one of the people. The sheet does not name him in print.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1965
- Period
- Cold War
- Made by
- Government of the Republic of Vietnam presidential office, material printed by the JUSPAO printing section
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Johnson Administration
- Leader
- Lyndon B. Johnson
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Theme
- Elections and party politics
- Event
- Vietnam War
- Source
- Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
- Source
- U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 306, Psychological Warfare Posters, Vietnam War (NAID 561393), retrieved October 3, 2026
- Rights
- NARA Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision
Government of the Republic of Vietnam presidential office, material printed by the JUSPAO printing section. National Archives and Records Administration, 306-VP-010-5A.
Text on the object
"KỂ TỪ GIỜ TÔI TUYÊN THỆ NHẬM CHỨC, TÔI LÀ NGƯỜI CỦA ĐỒNG BÀO." "Tôi long trọng tuyên thệ sẽ: BẢO VỆ TỔ QUỐC TÔN TRỌNG HIẾN PHÁP PHỤC VỤ QUYỀN LỢI QUỐC GIA DÂN TỘC." "... TÔI CẦN SỰ GIÚP ĐỠ CỦA MỌI NGƯỜI ..." "...TÔI CẦN SỰ GIÚP ĐỠ CỦA MỌI NGƯỜI..." [Seal:] VIỆT-NAM CỘNG-HÒA TỔNG-THỐNG 8-848 (3)
"FROM THIS MOMENT, AS I TAKE OFFICE, I AM A MAN OF THE PEOPLE [lit. of my compatriots]." "I solemnly swear to: DEFEND THE FATHERLAND RESPECT THE CONSTITUTION SERVE THE INTERESTS OF THE NATION AND PEOPLE." "... I NEED THE HELP OF EVERYONE ..." "...I NEED THE HELP OF EVERYONE..." [Seal:] REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM, PRESIDENT 8-848 (3)
