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Motivation and Theme

  • Intro
  • Motivation and Theme
    • 1939: The World of Tomorrow
    • 1964: Peace through Understanding
  • Key Entrepreneurs
    • 1939: Grover Whalen
    • 1964: Robert Moses
  • Architecture
    • 1939: Industrial Design and Functionalism
    • 1964: Futurism and the Space Age
  • Popular Exhibits
    • 1939: Popular Exhibits
    • 1964: Popular Exhibits
  • Conflict and the Fairs
    • 1939: World War II
    • 1964: Civil Unrest
  • Outcome
    • 1939: Financial Failure
    • 1964: Debt
  • Legacy
    • 1939: Accurate Predictions
    • Remembering the 1964/65 World’s Fair
  • Further study
    • Related Collections and Media

“Present to the world not a boastful picture of our unparalleled progress, but a picture of democracy, its opportunities, its problems, its inspirations and its freedoms.”

– 1964 New York Times editorial urging congress to fund the 1964/1965 World’s fair.

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