harry lloyd hopkins

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born Aug. 17, 1890, Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. died Jan. 29, 1946, New York, N.Y. U.S. New Deal official. He was a social worker in New York City through the 1920s. From 1931 to 1933 he directed the state's emergency relief agency. After Franklin D. Roosevelt became president in 1933, Hopkins was appointed head of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration. In 1935 he created the Works Progress Administration (WPA). After serving as U.S. commerce secretary (1938-40), he made several trips for Roosevelt to London and later to Moscow to discuss economic assistance and military strategy. In 1941 he was put in charge of the lend-lease program. He was regarded as Roosevelt's closest personal adviser during World War II
harry lloyd hopkins

    Hyphenation

    har·ry Lloyd Hop·kins

    Turkish pronunciation

    heri loyd häpkînz

    Pronunciation

    /ˈherē ˈloid ˈhäpkənz/ /ˈhɛriː ˈlɔɪd ˈhɑːpkɪnz/
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