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DOCUMENTARY
FILM Life of Cordell Hull and His
Blueprint for the United Nations
 Tall
and lean in figure, almost shy in manner, earnest and sincere in thought
and deed, Hull had the power that comes to
one who is thoroughly convinced of the rightness of his political and
economic policies for peace and justice, is capable of defending them against all comers, and
unwearying in his efforts to give them practical form.
—Nobel
Peace Prize Committee, 1945
When states decide to use force to deal with broader
threats to international peace and security, there is no substitute for
the unique legitimacy provided by the United Nations ....
—Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General
Speech delivered 9-12-2002 to the 57th UN General Assembly
...the United Nations is still the best instrument now in existence
to achieve a world of justice and law. If we want the United Nations to
succeed, we have to give it the resources to succeed. If we
renege, we may not be able to retrieve our leading role in the UN
sometime in the future, when we decide it’s useful.
—Gilliam Martin Sorensen, Undersecretary of the UN
prior to the tragedy of September Eleventh
 Credited by Franklin Roosevelt as “Father of the United Nations,” Cordell
Hull was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945.
The Cordell Hull Foundation is
currently conducting research in order to produce a
distinctive work telling the story of how his dream of the United Nations
blossomed in the mind of this great American statesman.
The overriding goal in the
back of Hull's mind was to prevent World War III. On Sunday, January
9, 2005, the United Nations negotiated the end of the Civil War of two
decades in the Sudan. There has not been a World War III since the
formation of the UN sixty years ago. At this point in history, Cordell Hull's goals, major and minor,
have been achieved.
The planned feature-length
documentary film will be based in part on Hull’s 1500-page, two-volume set
of memoirs, material from the Tennessee state capitol, Vanderbilt Library,
private papers of the Chancellor, Library of Congress and other sources and
interviews pertaining to the history of the inception of the United Nations.
Following suitable broadcast exposure, the film
would be made available to international education outlets for use by
teachers and students via satellite and Internet dissemination, videotapes
and DVD.
Our
aim is to reeducate Americans as to the relevance of the UN and to
underscore that the
UN has, at its core, uniquely American principles, standards for ethicality
and democratic underpinnings. The story of Secretary Hull
as "Father of the United Nations" and the birth of the organization itself
are inseparable … he worked tirelessly toward
a vision of peace and comity among nations employing American-inspired
notions of democratic process to heal global political divisions. The
United Nations as we know it today took root as a shared vision of Secretary
Hull and Franklin Delano Roosevelt during the dark days of World War II.
The Cordell Hull Foundation
was formed in 1951 by a group of Nashville, Tennessee businessmen to further
the goals of Cordell Hull, the longest-serving Secretary of State (12
years). Credited by Franklin Roosevelt as “Father of the United
Nations,” Cordell Hull was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945. As a
shared vision of Secretary Hull and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the United
Nations as we know it took root in the minds of these two great Americans
during the dark days of World War II. Secretary Hull worked tirelessly
toward a vision of peace and comity among nations and American-inspired
notions of democratic process to heal global political divisions.
For a more comprehensive
look at the life and accomplishments of Cordell Hull, visit the following
websites:
Cordell Hull
Foundation-Cordell Hull biography
Nobel Prize
website
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