The President Guy on Instagram: "Henry Wallace (33rd VP, 1941-1945) recording a segment of his “Century of the Common Man” speech in 1942. Originally spoken before the Free World Association in New York City on May 8, 1942, this became arguably the most famous speech of Wallace’s career and was used in segments like this one to inspire and galvanize the American people during the earliest days of American involvement in World War II. Wallace argued that the 20th century would be the century of t