Public Service Broadcast by Ignace Jan Paderewski

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Description

This is a sound recording of a public service broadcast by Ignace Jan Paderewski, President of the Council of Poland and former Prime Minister of Poland. In it, he urged Americans to buy U.S. defense savings bonds and discussed his experience in war – torn Europe, the German invasion of Poland, and the need to defeat Germany.

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Citation

This primary source comes from the General Records of the Department of the Treasury.

National Archives Identifier: 2184706

Full Citation: Sound Recording 56.58; Public Service Broadcast by Ignace Jan Paderewski; 5/16/1941; Sound Recordings of Radio Programs, Speeches and Interviews, and Public Service Announcements Relating to the Purchase of Bonds, ca. 1935 – ca. 1973; General Records of the Department of the Treasury, Record Group 56; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/broadcast-paderewski/, December 21, 2025]

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