Society of Red Tape Cutters
- Society of Red Tape Cutters
The Society of Red Tape Cutters was a series of small articles published by newspapers during World War II to give recognition to military and political figures for keeping bureaucracy from hindering the war effort. Each announcement included a boilerplate "certificate" illustrated by Dr. Seuss and a synopsis of the inductee's actions.
Recipients
*President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
*Vice President Harry S. Truman
*Admiral Chester Nimitz [cite web|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/library/manuscript/nimitz.htm|title=Documents relating to Admiral Nimitz's naval career|publisher=Navy Department Library]
*Russian Commissar Vyacheslav Molotov
*Secretary of State Cordell Hull
*Admiral Ernest King
*Elmer Davis, director of the United States Office of War Information
*Fiorello H. LaGuardia, mayor of New York City
*Claire Lee Chennault, commander of the Flying Tigers
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