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Bill Knudsen’s Business Skills Saved the U.S. at the Dawn of World War II
Model Example
Can the presidency use a businessman’s skills? Historian Arthur Herman cites the example of Bill Knudsen and World War II.
Arthur Herman
Published
Jun. 16 2012
4:45AM EDT
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