Ickes, Harold LeClaire
Published: September 22, 2006, 1:30 am
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Harold LeClaire Ickes (1874–1952), an American statesman who acted as Secretary of the Interior, head of the Public Works Administration (PWA), and head of the Petroleum Administration for War (PAW), under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The PAW was charged with coordinating the efforts of the U.S. government, military, and energy industry to insure a secure supply of fuel for the nation’s World War II effort. In his role as Secretary of the Interior, he came into frequent conflict with business interests, both as a conservationist and because of the public programs he established. President Harry S. Truman accepted Ickes’ resignation from the Cabinet in 1946, which resulted from an argument over Truman’s nomination of Edwin W. Pauley, an oil executive, as Undersecretary of the Navy.
Further Reading
Harold LeClaire Ickes - Biography (U. S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service)
Watkins, T.H. Righteous Pilgrim: The Life and Times of Harold L. Ickes, 1874-1952. NY: Henry Holt Co., 1992.
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Cutler J. Cleveland (Lead Author);Brian Black (Topic Editor) "Ickes, Harold LeClaire". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth September 22, 2006; Last revised Date September 22, 2006; Retrieved May 23, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Ickes,_Harold_LeClaire>
The Author
Cutler J. Cleveland is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University, where he also is on the faculty of the Center for Energy and Environmental Studies. Professor Cleveland is Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Energy (Elsevier, 2004), winner of an American Library Association award, the Dictionary of Energy (Elsevier, 2005), Handbook of Energy (Elsevier, forthcoming), and is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the Encyclopedia of Earth. He is the recipient of the Adelma ... (Full Bio)
Harold LeClaire Ickes (1874–1952), an American statesman who acted as Secretary of the Interior, head of the Public Works Administration (PWA), and head of the Petroleum Administration for War (PAW), under President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The PAW was charged with coordinating the efforts of the U.S. government, military, and energy industry to insure a secure supply of fuel for the nation’s World War II effort. In his role as Secretary of the Interior, he came into frequent conflict with business interests, both as a conservationist and because of the public programs he established. President Harry S. Truman accepted Ickes’ resignation from the Cabinet in 1946, which resulted from an argument over Truman’s nomination of Edwin W. Pauley, an oil executive, as Undersecretary of the Navy.
Further Reading
Harold LeClaire Ickes - Biography (U. S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service)
Watkins, T.H. Righteous Pilgrim: The Life and Times of Harold L. Ickes, 1874-1952. NY: Henry Holt Co., 1992.
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