Speeches, 1939-1943.

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Alabama. Governor (1939-1943 : Dixon). Speeches, 1939-1943.

Speeches, 1939-1943.

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The Governor is the chief executive of the state whose function is to administer the laws of the state. One of the activites used to accomplish this function is advocating a position on specific issues that is expressed through speeches and addresses to various groups, organizations, and at special events. This series consists of speeches, statements, and transcripts of presentations given by Governor Frank Dixon. Many of the addresses were delivered to members of the Alabama legislature. Other state organizations regularly addressed by the governor include the Alabama Education Association, the Alabama Bar Association, and the Community Chest. Dixon's inaugural address is also contained in these files. The governor also presented radio addressess to the citizens of Alabama. After 1941 Dec. these presentations often offered encouragement as World War II increasingly affectly the lives of all Alabamians. This series contains copies of three of Dixon's most notable speeches: his speech at the Bond Club in New York City on 1940 Nov. 20; "The Moving Destiny of the Southland," delivered before the Birmingham District Chapter of the American Foundrymen Association on 1940 Feb. 23; and "Crossroads Democracy," presented to the New York Southern Society on 1942 Dec. 11, and broadcast nationally on CBS radio.

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Alabama Department of Archives and History