U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity
The U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity (DPAD) was an American federal department that was created in the event of a foreign invasion and operated during the presidency of Lyndon B. Johnson in the 1960s. A graphic posted onto Kris Straub's Instagram story around Halloween of 2024 suggests that the department had been active at least since the 1800s.[1]
Goals
The goal of the Department for the Preservation of American Dignity was to ensure that in case of complete surrender to foreign enemy forces, American patriotism, courage and defiance would be preserved through drastic measures, including mass suicides and the use of law enforcement agencies to completely wipe out the population. Such plans were never carried out and were disbanded in 1975 during the Gerald Ford administration. The reasons behind the department's dissolution are unknown.
This department was first featured in the episode Contingency in the Local 58 series. You can quickly see a glimpse of the logo before the contingency message in the episode plays. DPAD was responsible for producing the message shown on Local 58 that followed with the instruction of citizens to kill themselves (which was their main goal). The station would shortly after claim the message to be false, though during the apology, the outline of a "fake hoax apology card" bearing the Department's logo can be seen. They have not been featured in any other episode of the series other than clip shows such as A Look Back.
Gallery
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U.S. Department for the Preservation of American Dignity's black logo. -
Part of an older logo for the department, as seen on Kris Straub's Instagram story and captured by Reddit user, IronAidan07.
