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
- Date
- 1942
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Office of War Information
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- State
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Reassure
- Themes
- Home front, Economy and finance
- 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)
Office of War Information. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-1543 (NAID 515208).
Text on the object
“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]
