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title: Having seen the quality of the work and of the workers on our production lines (Poster No. 13)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/presidents-report-to-the-press-1942/
description: 'Home-front production poster: a photograph of President Roosevelt in an open car looking at a large sheet held by a general.'
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# Having seen the quality of the work and of the workers on our production lines (Poster No. 13)

Home-front production poster: a photograph of President Roosevelt in an open car looking at a large sheet held by a general, with military and naval officers and a civilian standing behind. Below, a quoted statement says the U.S. is getting ahead of its enemies in the battle of production, over his printed signature. The tell is testimonial: the head of state's own words and image vouch for the claim.

## 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

```
“Having seen the quality of the work
and of the workers on our production
lines – and coupling these first-hand
observations with the reports of actual
performance of our weapons on the
fighting fronts – I can say to you that
we are getting ahead of our enemies
in the battle of production.”
[signature: Franklin D. Roosevelt]
Office of War Information
Washington, D. C.
Poster No. 13
[imprint: U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1942—O—491103]
```

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