One man known primarily for holding this office opposed selling Germany helium for fear of its use in military dirigibles, and held a press conference in 1938 offering Alaska as a place to resettle Jewish refugees from Germany.
One man known primarily for holding this office opposed selling Germany helium for fear of its use in military dirigibles, and held a press conference in 1938 offering Alaska as a place to resettle Jewish refugees from Germany. Another person to hold this post was forced to respond to charges by one of his employees, Louis Glavis, leading to an open letter sent to Jonathan Dolliver, while a third holder of this cabinet office gained early fame for leading the defense team in the Albert Jennings Fountain Murder Case. One holder of this office was accused of improperly allowing private (*) mining interests to gain access to Alaskan coalfields by Forest Service Chief Gifford Pichot, while Harold Ickes held this cabinet post under Franklin Roosevelt. Richard Ballinger held this cabinet post, as did a man who allowed Harry Sinclair and Edward Doheny to sign leases without open bids at Naval Reserves in Elk Hills and Buena Vista, California, as well as Teapot Dome, Wyoming. Albert Fall held, FTP, what cabinet post responsible for numerous domestic administrative agencies, whose recent Secretaries include Gale Norton and current secretary Ken Salazar.
One man known primarily for holding this office opposed selling Germany helium for fear of its use in military dirigibles, and held a press conference in 1938 offering Alaska as a place to resettle Jewish refugees from Germany.
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