William Knudsen and the B-29 Plane

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Fee:

Free.

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Location:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial (inside the park store)

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Dates & Times

Date:

Friday, April 26, 2024

Time:

11:30 AM, 3:00 PM

Duration:

30 minutes

Type of Event

Talk

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Description

Franklin Delano Roosevelt considered putting Bernard Baruch in charge of all industrial war production in 1940. He asked Baruch for the names of 3 engineers to begin planning airplane engines. Baruch replied, "William Knudsen, William Knudsen, William Knudsen." Knudsen became one of the most important Czars of FDR's war production.

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Contact Information

Ranger Joe Mohr
[phone]