A Great Day in Harlem, January 1, 1959, Esquire Magazine
The influx of Soviet propaganda and the necessity of repairing the US’s reputation abroad prompted President Truman to engage in a “Campaign of Truth."
Waging the Campaign of Truth, October 23, 1952, HathiTrust Digital Library
The US turned to its own forms of propaganda to breach the ideological frontier of America as racist and to reignite hope in democratic ideals.
President Harry S. Truman Seated at Desk, 1934, Library of Congress
In 1954, President Eisenhower established the President’s Emergency Fund for International Affairs for American cultural presentations abroad to counter ideas of cultural inferiority and promote democracy.
Coordination for U.S. Cultural Relations Abroad, November 24, 1959. Library of Congress
