Office of War Information

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United States federal agency World War II propaganda agency

The Office of War Information was a U.S. government agency during World War II responsible for coordinating and disseminating propaganda and information to both domestic and international audiences.

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All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Office of War Information canonical 24
U.S. Office of War Information 5
United States Office of War Information 5

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal agency ⓘ
World War II propaganda agency ⓘ
activity advised Hollywood film studios ⓘ
distributed photographs ⓘ
issued press releases ⓘ
produced newsreels ⓘ
produced pamphlets ⓘ
produced posters ⓘ
produced radio programs ⓘ
archivesAt National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ
surface form: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
director Elmer Davis ⓘ
dissolved 1945 ⓘ
employed filmmakers ⓘ
journalists ⓘ
photographers ⓘ
radio broadcasters ⓘ
writers ⓘ
followedBy U.S. Department of Commerce ⓘ
surface form: Department of Commerce

United States Department of the Interior ⓘ
surface form: Department of the Interior

Government Printing Office ⓘ
Library of Congress ⓘ
State Department Office of International Information and Cultural Affairs ⓘ
United States Department of War ⓘ
surface form: War Department
foundedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
hasPart Office of War Information self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bureau of Motion Pictures

Bureau of Publications ⓘ
Office of War Information self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bureau of Radio

Domestic Branch ⓘ
Overseas Branch ⓘ
headquartersLocation Washington, D.C. ⓘ
inception 1942-06-13 ⓘ
legalBasis Executive Order 9182 ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
mainPurpose build public support for the American war effort ⓘ
coordinate U.S. government information services during World War II ⓘ
counter Axis propaganda ⓘ
disseminate propaganda to domestic audiences ⓘ
disseminate propaganda to foreign audiences ⓘ
notableEmployee Archibald MacLeish ⓘ
Elmer Davis ⓘ
John Houseman ⓘ
Archibald MacLeish ⓘ
surface form: Robert Sherwood
notableProgram Voice of America ⓘ
operatedInConflict World War II ⓘ
oversaw Voice of America ⓘ
parentOrganization Executive Office of the President of the United States ⓘ
precededBy Office for Emergency Management ⓘ
surface form: Division of Information of the Office for Emergency Management

Office of Facts and Figures ⓘ
Office of Government Reports within the Executive Office of the President ⓘ
surface form: Office of Government Reports
timePeriod 1940s ⓘ

Referenced by (37)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office for Emergency Management → hasPart → Office of War Information ⓘ
Office of War Information → hasPart → Office of War Information self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bureau of Motion Pictures
Office of War Information → hasPart → Office of War Information self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bureau of Radio
OEM → relatedTo → Office of War Information ⓘ
subject surface form: Office for Emergency Management
Office of Government Reports within the Executive Office of the President → precedes → Office of War Information ⓘ
subject surface form: Office of Government Reports
United States home front during World War II → involvedAgency → Office of War Information ⓘ
Overseas Branch → partOf → Office of War Information ⓘ
Overseas Branch → parentOrganization → Office of War Information ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Office of War Information
Executive Order 9182 → creates → Office of War Information ⓘ
Elmer Davis → employer → Office of War Information ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Office of War Information
Seventh War Loan Drive posters → associatedWith → Office of War Information ⓘ
Bureau of Publications → partOf → Office of War Information ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Office of War Information
Bureau of Publications → parentAgency → Office of War Information ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Office of War Information
Bureau of Publications → alignedWithPolicyOf → Office of War Information ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Office of War Information
Bureau of Publications → dissolvedWith → Office of War Information ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Office of War Information
Gordon Parks → employer → Office of War Information ⓘ
John Vachon → employer → Office of War Information ⓘ
Dorothea Lange → employer → Office of War Information ⓘ
Arthur Rothstein → employer → Office of War Information ⓘ
Ben Shahn → employer → Office of War Information ⓘ
Jack Delano → employer → Office of War Information ⓘ
Jack Delano → affiliatedWith → Office of War Information ⓘ
this entity surface form: Office of War Information photography project
John Ferrell → employer → Office of War Information ⓘ
Foreign Economic Administration → coordinateWith → Office of War Information ⓘ
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword → commissionedBy → Office of War Information ⓘ
Why We Fight (film series) → producer → Office of War Information ⓘ
Coordinator of Information → followedBy → Office of War Information ⓘ
“Loose Lips Sink Ships” slogan → associatedWith → Office of War Information ⓘ
subject surface form: "Loose Lips Sink Ships"
this entity surface form: United States Office of War Information
Esther Bubley → workedFor → Office of War Information ⓘ
Esther Bubley → employer → Office of War Information ⓘ
Freedom from Want → associatedWith → Office of War Information ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Office of War Information
Leo Löwenthal → employer → Office of War Information ⓘ
Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks → employer → Office of War Information ⓘ
subject surface form: Gordon Parks
Great Depression documentation projects → employer → Office of War Information ⓘ
Dorothea Margaretta Nutzhorn → employer → Office of War Information ⓘ
Philip Dunne → militaryService → Office of War Information ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Office of War Information
Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs → coordinateWith → Office of War Information ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Office of War Information