A special set of six 12-inch, 78 RPM records of the December 15, 1941, broadcast of We Hold These Truths was prepared for each of the participants in the program. The sets were made by Studio & Artists Recorders of Hollywood, CA. The records were housed in a six sleeve album stamped with the name…
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We Hold These Truths
As detailed in Jimmy Stewart on the Air, We Hold These Truths was commissioned by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to mark the 150th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights. Famed radio man Norman Corwin was the writer, producer and director of the program and Bernard Herrmann wrote the musical score. Corporal Jimmy…
Bill of Rights
According to this short article in the December 9, 1949, edition of the Long Beach Press-Telegram, Long Beach, CA, this was a 15-minute program to be broadcast the following Monday, December 12th. A check of the same newspaper’s Sunday edition showed that the program was set to air on KFOX at 11:45 a.m. According to…
