One Year: 1942 | 1. The Most Hated Man in America
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The Price Are. Arbiter of the Price Administration
Inflation could end really our ability to pay for the war if we don't get some kind of control over inflation from the get-go. Leon Henderson was a liberal Democrat, a believer in the government's ability to make people's lives better. After Pearl Harbor, that role was more important than ever. He saw himself as a prophet of gloom, telling his country to prepare for the worst and fight inflation.
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