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.

Aliases (5)

U.S. Office of War Information ×5
Bureau of Motion Pictures ×1
Bureau of Radio ×1
Office of War Information photography project ×1
United States Office of War Information ×1

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	U.S. National Archives and Records Administration →
country	United States →
director	Elmer Davis →
dissolved	1945 →
employed	filmmakers → journalists → photographers → radio broadcasters → writers →
followedBy	Department of Commerce → Department of the Interior → Government Printing Office → Library of Congress → State Department Office of International Information and Cultural Affairs → War Department →
foundedBy	Franklin D. Roosevelt →
hasPart	Bureau of Motion Pictures → Bureau of Publications → 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 → 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	Division of Information of the Office for Emergency Management → Office of Facts and Figures → Office of Government Reports →
timePeriod	1940s →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arthur Rothstein → Ben Shahn → Dorothea Lange → Elmer Davis ("United States Office of War Information") → Gordon Parks → Jack Delano → John Ferrell → John Vachon →	employer
Office for Emergency Management → Office of War Information ("Bureau of Motion Pictures") → Office of War Information ("Bureau of Radio") →	hasPart
Bureau of Publications ("U.S. Office of War Information") → Overseas Branch →	partOf
Jack Delano ("Office of War Information photography project") →	affiliatedWith
Bureau of Publications ("U.S. Office of War Information") →	alignedWithPolicyOf
Seventh War Loan Drive posters →	associatedWith
The Chrysanthemum and the Sword →	commissionedBy
Foreign Economic Administration →	coordinateWith
Executive Order 9182 →	creates
Bureau of Publications ("U.S. Office of War Information") →	dissolvedWith
United States home front during World War II →	involvedAgency
Bureau of Publications ("U.S. Office of War Information") →	parentAgency
Overseas Branch ("U.S. Office of War Information") →	parentOrganization
Office of Government Reports →	precedes
Why We Fight (film series) →	producer
Office for Emergency Management →	relatedTo