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Dear Mr. President
Studio album by Almanac Singers
Released	1942
Genre	Folk
Label	Keynote
Producer	Alan Lomax
Almanac Singers chronology
Songs Of The Lincoln Battalion (1940) Dear Mr. President (1942)

Dear Mr. President is a 1942 album by the Almanac Singers.

History

After the Japanese attacks on Pearl Harbor, in February 1942 the Almanacs went into the studio to record a set of songs supporting the American war effort. This was partly because with American entrance into World War II all American unions adopted a no-strike pledge. Another contributing factor was that, after Hitler invaded the USSR in June 1941, Moscow had reversed its previous anti-intervention stance as expressed in the group's earlier album, Songs for John Doe. This lost the Almanacs a sizeable chunk of their working repertoire.

Track listing

Personnel

• Agnes Cunningham, vocals, accordion
• Baldwin "Butch" Hawes, vocals
• Bess Lomax Hawes, vocals, mandolin
• Arthur Stern, vocals
• Pete Seeger, vocals, banjo

Production notes:

• Earl Robinson – director

References

1. ^ "The Almanac Singers: Dear Mr. President". Woody Guthrie. Retrieved 28 September 2020.
2. ^ The Almanac Singers. Dear Mr. President Retrieved February 21, 2008

• Almanac Singers albums
• 1942 albums
• Keynote Records albums
• Albums produced by Alan Lomax