Aksel Nielsen Papers

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Aksel Nielsen Papers

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SNAC Resource ID: 6494998

Dwight D. Eisenhower Library

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Nielsen, Aksel, 1901-1984

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Aksel Nielsen (1901-1984), businessman, friend, and political advisor to Dwight D. Eisenhower, was born in Denmark. He immigrated to the United States in 1910, and became a naturalized citizen in 1922. Eisenhower appointed Nielsen to the Advisory Commission on Government Housing Policies and Programs in 1953, and from 1958 to 1959, he served as a member of the Civil and Defense Mobilization Board. From the description of Nielsen, Aksel, 1901-1984 (U.S. National Archives and Records A...