To understand Roerich's connection to American History we need to turn to Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace who became President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Vice-President from 1940-1944. Wallace and Roerich met up through the Theosophical Society, and for a time Wallace became very attached to Roerich. He even took to penning letters to Roerich that began, "Dear Guru". If you look at an American one-dollar bill, you will find a pyramid with an "eye" on top. The Great Pyramid is often associated with Freemasonry, and many of the American founding fathers were Freemasons. The symbol comes from the Great Seal of the United States designed in 1782 by Charles Thompson. In 1934 the Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wallace convinced Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau to place it on the dollar. It appeared in 1935...
