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title: Never before have we had so little time in which to do so much
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/never-before-so-little-time-roosevelt-1942/
description: Large colour portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, head and shoulders, with the quotation Never before have we had so little time in which to do so
section: Collection
---

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[![Never before have we had so little time in which to do so much, 1942 US poster: Large colour portrait of President Franklin](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/never-before-so-little-time-roosevelt-1942.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/never-before-so-little-time-roosevelt-1942.jpg)

# Never before have we had so little time in which to do so much

Large colour portrait of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, head and shoulders, with the quotation Never before have we had so little time in which to do so much and his printed signature below. The president's name and face endorse the call to work faster (testimonial), and his standing is transferred to the plant that produced the sheet.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
"Never before have we
had so little time in
which to do so much."
[signature: Franklin D. Roosevelt]
[signature: Gene Mark]
[imprint: DESIGNED AND PRODUCED BY TWIN CITIES ORDNANCE PLANT]
```

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