Operation Brotherhood poster, sheet 4: World Leaders, 1955 US poster: Sheet 4 of the Operation Brotherhood set, headed 'World

Operation Brotherhood poster, sheet 4: World Leaders (English poster distributed in Manila)

Sheet 4 of the Operation Brotherhood set, headed 'World Leaders praise...'. Four drawn portraits carry quoted praise from Ramon Magsaysay (President of the Philippines), Dwight D. Eisenhower (President of the United States), John Foster Dulles (U.S. Secretary of State) and Ngo Dinh Diem (Premier of South Vietnam). The tell is testimonial: named officials' words stand in for evidence about the program.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Testimonial Transfer

Date: September 14, 1955
Period: Cold War
Made by: U.S. Information Agency (predecessor: State Department International Information and Educational Exchange Program), Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East series
Region: North America
Country: United States
Medium: Poster
Issuer type: State
Regime: Eisenhower Administration
Leader: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Audience: Foreign public
Purpose: Persuade or win support
Themes: War and the military, Elections and party politics
Event: Cold War
Source: Unidentified Source blurred: contractors, cutouts, buried disclosure
Source: U.S. National Archives (NARA), RG 306, Propaganda Posters Distributed in Asia, Latin America and the Middle East, retrieved October 4, 2026
Rights: Public domain (U.S. government work; NARA RG 306)
U.S. Information Agency / Department of State, September 14, 1955. National Archives, Record Group 306 (NAID 6949057, 306-PPB-158d).

Text on the object

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

''I feel happy to congratulate the Jaycee Chapters in Asia for their foresight and determination to build a better world to live in.''
RAMON MAGSAYSAY
President of the Philippines

''Operation Brotherhood... will play an important role in maintaining and strengthening freedom in Asia.''
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
President of the United States

World Leaders praise... OPERATION BROTHERHOOD

''It is inspiring to see the Philippine people... help the most recent addition to the ranks of free nations.''
JOHN FOSTER DULLES
U.S. Secretary of State

''The people of the Philippines... have brought us the breath of courage and a share of that inner strength which only a free people know.''
NGO DINH DIEM
Premier of South Vietnam

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