Robert Norton

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ROBERT NORTON 
World Affairs Analyst



IF
 I had to name the ten men in America who have the deepest insight into what is happening in the world and the clearest vision of what is likely to happen,
 says an eminent authority on public affairs, 
I would put ROBERT NORTON among the top five.




I 
HAVE
 seen him work with a popular audience and with advanced students in a college seminar.  His ability to cut through the confusions and propagandas of the day's news and set forth in simple clarity what the real conflicts and trends are, makes him one of America's outstanding analysts and speakers.




THERE
 is no more commanding figure on the lecture platform than Robert Norton, one of the few news analysts never fooled by 
double-talk
 diplomatic dispatches.  His great popularity is due largely to this straight-from-the-shoulder directness, and to his incisive penetration which cuts through the confusion of garbled news and misleading statements.




IF YOUR
 group really is interested in how the future is going to shape up, Robert Norton is the man you want.  Long before Pearl Harbor and long before Munich, Mr. Norton grasped and brought vividly to audiences the historical forces which were leading to those events.  A student of international affairs as well as a keen commentator on American problems, Mr. Norton is able to hold the fascinated attention of any audience with his knowledge of the interplay of world forces and their impact on the daily lives of American citizens.  His addresses are as timely and up-to-the-minute as the latest news broadcast and his interpretations inspire audience participation, making a forum under his direction a challenging and memorable adventure.




HIS CLOSE
 study of problems in all sections of America and his warm interest in people inevitably lead to his interpretation of national and world affairs in terms of the interests of ordinary people from California to New York and from Minnesota to Louisiana.





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Lecture Subjects


THE CRITICAL PERIOD - WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT


America is launched on a five year period of far reaching national and international readustment that will set a new pattern the world over.  What America does during these years will determine the economic welfare of peoples everywhere.



Mr. Norton, master analyst, delves into some of the plans for the emergence of a new and better world.  Speaking with authoritative knowledge of all the conflicting forces involved, he warns of the great difficulties, and the fatal mistakes that can be made.  He offers important suggestions of what we can do to influence the outcome.




THE TWILIGHT OF COLONIALISM



The overwhelming majority of the people of the world live under colonialism.  They now seek self-government and independence.  Until they attain both there can be no democratic world order.  What is our role in bringing about the end of the age of imperialism?





WHICH FOREIGN POLICY?



The United States has several possible choices of foreign policy.  The war undermined long established world relationships and balances of power.  Old imperialisms have gone.  Others have survived, battered and changed.  New forces have come into being.  What choices will best serve our interests in a changed world?





OUR DOMESTIC POLICY



Our standing in the world is irrevocably based on our domestic policy.  Will we realize the American dream of full opportunity and higher standards of living for all, irrespective of race, creed or color, or will that hope be turned into ashes by a domestic policy which breeds unemployment, which lowers our living standards, and which pits group against group in internecine strife.





WHAT THEY SAY!



One of the topmost addresses we have had in recent years.




—
Stuart R. Ward, Executive Secretary Commonwealth Club of California




NOTE:  
Commonwealth Club speakers are the world's best.  Every President of the United States since the founding of the club has addressed it.  When Mr. Norton gave it 
one of the topmost addresses we have had in recent years
 he is clearly in the front rank of American speakers.




Mr. Norton, in our opinion, is one of the best speakers we have heard in some time.  His appearance was faultless and his delivery excellent.  It was indeed a pleasure to have him as our guest speaker.




—
Theodore H. Nelson, Program Chairman Kiwanis Club of Chicago Heights




Thank you for the splendid address you gave before the Teachers' Association.  We have heard nothing but the highest praise of your part on the program.  We are looking forward to having you again sometime.




—
Bert Cooper, Secretary Northwest Missouri Teachers Association




... Splendid talk … forceful and well delivered … skillful.




—
J. A. Wagstaff, Foreign Trade Association San Francisco Chamber of Commerce




The general impression as to Robert Norton was excellent.  Our audience was most enthusiastic about Mr. Norton.




—
Vivian F. Keltner, Program Chairman College Club, Akron, Ohio




The general impression as to Robert Norton was:  Norton's lecture here was an outstanding success.  He is one of the few speakers who live up to advance notices.  Everyone agreed he was terrific.




—
Lynn W. Turner The Talk of the Hour Club Monmouth, Illinois