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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Loose Talk Costs Lives
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Loose Talk Costs Lives

Object numberMO 2005.13.21.46
Name Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Issuing Body (American, 1942 - 1945)
Date1943
Mediumpaper, ink
Dimensionsoverall H 15 in x W 20 in (38.1 cm x 50.8 cm )
DescriptionA black and white text-only poster promoting wartime discretion. The message states: LOOSE TALK COSTS LIVES / War information makes good conversation. The Axis counts on others repeating what you tell friends “in confidence.” / Think before you talk!

Small text along the bottom edge of the poster reads: U. S. Government Printing Office : 1943-O- 537418 / AN OFFICIAL WAR MESSAGE DISTRIBUTED BY THE O.W.I.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by the Adriance Memorial Library.
Credit LineGift of the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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