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building of this country to all nations of the world will be a wholesome influence. The exhibit that we have planned, one of the largest exhibits to be put in anew in this building since its construction, will go in the area on the west side of the building -- as you come in you all know where the statue of George Washington is -- that wing in that area will be made into a great new exhibit to show the relations of the people of the United States to the whole world.

The introductory section will offer a map of the world with various audio-visual devices showing the origins of the American people. Then we will use part of the present Growth of the United States exhibit especially the 18th century house that is there (the Ipswich House) as background for the early colonial period and an exhibit showing the immigrants, mainly Anglo-Saxon, who came in the colonial period and what they brought with them. Then we will have exhibits of the other early immigrants including the Negroes -- the conditions under which Negroes were brought here and then we will have an area which will emphasize the experience of the people in the whole world which led them to  want to come here. We will have exhibits of objects illustrative of the Old World confinement of economic opportunity, of religious and political persecution, the desire for adventure and simply the hope for prosperity. Then we will have another area which will be devoted to the acculturating of the people -- the making of Americans. Here we will deal specifically with many different institutions -- from the public school and the church to the labor union and the Army, and the role of merchandising and advertising -- in drawing people together, in giving them a common culture, and in developing a common standard of living. Then we will also explore some of the residual differences -- the pluralism that remains and with some question marks about what all this might mean. This will be illustrated in an exhibit on the city which will show the continuing separateness (sometimes voluntary, sometimes involuntary) of certain ethnic groups and suggest what this may mean for the making of one Nation. 

The final part of the exhibit which will be in the area which now has the folk art exhibit -- something which we regret to remove because it has so much charm to it and is very popular -- but there will be an exhibit which we will call the "Nation to the Nations." That will be an impartial -- we hope an impartial -- historical exploration of the impact of American civilization on other nations. This will, of course, start with the significance of the American Revolution for other republican revolutions in the late 18th and 19th centuries. It will explore some of the objects that were exported from this country including, of course, agricultural products like tobacco, and industrial products like sewing machines, computing machines, and later the automobile, Coca-Cola, and all of the other things that abroad become symbolic of American civilization. Of course, will will also try to explore the significance of "people to people" programs -- foreign aid, the Fulbright program, programs that have sent Americans abroad as an example of one aspect of the impact of the United States on the cultures of the world. This is what we are now planning with our own staff. We hope gradually to