Ickes
Americannoun
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“I mean, we weren’t thinking about the country,” Harold Ickes, who worked for Kennedy, admitted in an interview.
From Slate • Oct. 3, 2022
“The long-run impact may be more significant than the short-run impact,” said Barry Ickes, head of the economics department at Pennsylvania State University, who specializes in the Russian economy.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2022
“They’re asking us grow questions and things about that as we prepare for July 1,” Ickes said.
From Washington Post • Jun. 30, 2021
The approaches worked symbiotically: Hopkins provided sustenance for more than 20 million Americans, and Ickes bequeathed the country airports, bridges, school buildings and other edifices that still do service today.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2021
Roosevelt had been advised of the plan by his wife, Eleanor, who had persuaded him to delay his departure until he could speak to Ickes.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
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