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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
• 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

References

1. "Society of Red Tape Cutters Elects Roosevelt". library.ucsd.edu. 26 May 1942. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
2. "More Red Tape Cutters Honored". library.ucsd.edu. 6 June 1942. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
3. "Documents relating to Admiral Nimitz's naval career". Navy Department Library.
4. "Molotov is elected to Red Tape Cutters". library.ucsd.edu. 20 June 1942. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
5. "Secretary Hull Joins Red Tape Cutters". library.ucsd.edu. 4 July 1942. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
6. "He Deserves It". library.ucsd.edu. 15 July 1942. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
7. "He Earned It". library.ucsd.edu. 17 July 1942. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

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