Dear Mr. President (album)
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"Dear Mr. President" is a 1942 political folk album by the Almanac Singers that criticizes isolationism and supports U.S. involvement in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dear Mr. President (album) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9057781 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dear Mr. President (album) Context triple: [Almanac Singers, notableWork, Dear Mr. President (album)]
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A.
Dear Mr. President
"Dear Mr. President" is a politically charged pop ballad by Pink featuring the Indigo Girls that criticizes the policies of U.S. President George W. Bush.
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B.
My President
"My President" is a politically charged hip-hop song by rapper Jeezy, featuring Nas, that became widely known as an anthem celebrating Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential election.
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C.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal spoken address traditionally used for the sitting President of the United States.
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D.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the head of state of the Russian Federation.
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E.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the head of state of Romania.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dear Mr. President (album) Target entity description: "Dear Mr. President" is a 1942 political folk album by the Almanac Singers that criticizes isolationism and supports U.S. involvement in World War II.
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A.
Dear Mr. President
"Dear Mr. President" is a politically charged pop ballad by Pink featuring the Indigo Girls that criticizes the policies of U.S. President George W. Bush.
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B.
My President
"My President" is a politically charged hip-hop song by rapper Jeezy, featuring Nas, that became widely known as an anthem celebrating Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential election.
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C.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal spoken address traditionally used for the sitting President of the United States.
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D.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the head of state of the Russian Federation.
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E.
Mr. President
"Mr. President" is the formal style of address used for the head of state of Romania.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk music album
ⓘ
music album ⓘ studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Almanac Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology |
follows Songs for John Doe
ⓘ
precedes Talking Union and Other Union Songs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticizes | American isolationism ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
ⓘ
political folk ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Bess Lomax Hawes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Millard Lampell NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Seeger NERFINISHED ⓘ Woody Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Dear Mr. President (Almanac Singers) cover ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
banjo ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
All Together
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
C for Conscription NERFINISHED ⓘ Dear Mr. President NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Got a Gun NERFINISHED ⓘ Reuben James NERFINISHED ⓘ Round and Round Hitler’s Grave NERFINISHED ⓘ Side by Side NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ballad of October 16 NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Breakdown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType |
anti-fascist music
ⓘ
pro-war propaganda music ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | American public during World War II ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
American politics during World War II
ⓘ
criticism of isolationism ⓘ support for U.S. involvement in World War II ⓘ |
| medium | 78 rpm record ⓘ |
| notableFor | shift from non-interventionist to pro-war stance by Almanac Singers ⓘ |
| originalFormat | shellac disc ⓘ |
| partOf | Almanac Singers discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Almanac Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-intervention in World War II ⓘ |
| politicalContext | United States entry into World War II ⓘ |
| producer | Keynote Recordings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1942 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Keynote Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releasePlace | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical analysis of American protest music ⓘ |
| supports | U.S. war effort in World War II ⓘ |
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