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William Franklin "Frank" Knox (January 1, 1874 - April 28, 1944) was the United States Secretary of the Navy under Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1940 until his death, a time span which included much of World War II. Prior to that, Knox was the Republican Vice Presidential candidate in 1936 under Alf Landon against FDR. However, the ticket lost in a landslide and only won eight electoral votes from the two states of Maine and Vermont.
Frank Knox in "News From the Front"[]
Shortly after the disastrous attack at Pearl Harbor, Frank Knox was called before the Senate about how the US Navy had been so woefully unprepared. Texas Democrat Tom Connally was particularly tenacious in the questions he put to Knox. The New Yorker reported on that investigation in great detail.[1]
Frank Knox in Joe Steele[]
Newspaper publisher Frank Knox was Alf Landon's running mate in the 1936 presidential election. The ticket lost in a landslide to Democratic incumbent Joe Steele and Vice President John Nance Garner, carrying only eight electoral votes from the two states of Maine and Vermont.[2]
References[]
- ↑ See, e.g., Atlantis and Other Places, pg. 82-83.
- ↑ Joe Steele, pgs. 136-137.
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| Preceded by Charles Edison |
Secretary of the Navy for the United States 1940-1944 |
Succeeded by James Forrestal |
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| Preceded by Charles Curtis |
Republican Party vice presidential nominee 1936 (lost) |
Succeeded by Charles L. McNary |
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