I don’t know if he had the most impact, but Alan Greenspan should at least be in the top tier. He had a massive influence over the entire economy for decades.
I read it in an article years ago. I will try to find the reference.
I don’t see a problem there. 5% – or whatever small percentage of total law enforcement in the US the FBI may represent – is still an enormous concentrated power, and it was all under the absolute control of J. Edgar for decades. That was the first name that came to my mind.
Bennett Cerf told that story in one of his collections.
That reply was to Elendil but this Board software lied to me about whether it would be linked.
And now that I named him, it is linked! I’m learning so much!
Gonna throw Harold Ickes into the mix. Secretary of the Interior for FDR’s entire run, he effectively ran the Public Works Administration and loved battling the oil industry.
Yep, he was mentioned in post 23.