Harry Hopkins

Harry Hopkins

Harry Lloyd Hopkins (August 17, 1890 – January 29, 1946) was one of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's closest advisers. He was one of the architects of the New Deal, especially the relief programs of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), which he directed and built into the largest employer in the country. In World War II he was Roosevelt's chief diplomatic advisor and troubleshooter and was a key policy maker in the $50 billion Lend Lease program that sent aid to the Allies.

Read more about Harry Hopkins:  Early Life, Social and Public Health Work, New Deal, World War II, Relations With Soviets, Personal Life, Cancer and Death

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