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The Forgotten Man (1971 TV Film)
The Forgotten Man may refer to: *Forgotten man, a concept used in American political rhetoric *The Forgotten Man (painting), ''The Forgotten Man'' (painting), a 2010 painting by Jon McNaughton *''The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression'', a 2007 book by Amity Shlaes *The Forgotten Man (novel), ''The Forgotten Man'' (novel), a 2005 Elvis Cole novel by Robert Crais *The Forgotten Man (1971 film), ''The Forgotten Man'' (1971 film), a 1971 TV film *The Forgotten Man (1941 film), ''The Forgotten Man'' (1941 film), a 1941 Robert Benchley short *The Forgotten Man (radio address), ''The Forgotten Man'' (radio address), a 1932 radio address given by Franklin Roosevelt *''The Forgotten Man, and Other Essays'', a collection of essays by William Graham Sumner * Forgotten Man (album), ''Forgotten Man'' (album), a 1981 album by jazz saxophonist Lou Donaldson {{DEFAULTSORT:Forgotten Man, The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forgotten Man
The forgotten man is a political concept in the United States centered around those whose interests have been neglected. The first main invocation of this concept came from William Graham Sumner in an 1883 lecture in Brooklyn entitled ''The Forgotten Man'' (published posthumously in 1918) who articulated such a man to be one who has been compelled to pay for reformist programs. In 1932, President Franklin Roosevelt appropriated the phrase in a speech, using it to refer to those at the bottom of the economic scale whom Roosevelt believed the state needed to help. Sumner's forgotten man Yale University professor William Graham Sumner appears to be the first to use the phrase "the forgotten man", in his 1876 essay. His algebraic definition of the forgotten man was "C", who is coerced into helping the man at the economic bottom "X", by "A" and "B" who demand charity for "X". Roosevelt's forgotten man Roosevelt used the phrase in a radio address he gave on April 7, 1932, to describe t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |