Harry S. Truman Papers as U.S. Senator and Vice President, 1935 - 1945. Speech Files, 1935 - 1945. General File Speeches - August 1944. Newspaper Article, "Colonel Knox's Plea for 'Free Enterprise'", 8/3/1936.
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Knox, Frank, 1874-1944
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William Franklin "Frank" Knox (January 1, 1874 – April 28, 1944) was an American politician, newspaper editor and publisher. He was also the Republican vice presidential candidate in 1936, and Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt during most of World War II. On December 7, 1941, Knox flanked by his assistant John O’Keefe walked into Roosevelt's White House study at approximately 1:30 p.m. EST announcing that Japan had attacked Pearl Harbor. Knox was mentioned by name in Adolf Hitler...
