FDR's budgeteer and manager-in-chief: Harold D. Smith, 1939-1945

Abstract

FDR's "great reorganizer," April-July 1939 -- War in Europe, empowering BOB, and first budget, July-December 1939 -- Spending, reorganization, defense, and third term campaign, 1940 -- Neither war nor peace business as usual, 1941 -- The first year of the war, 1942 -- The second year of the war, 1943 -- The third year of the war and fourth term campaign, 1944 -- FDR's fourth term, 1945 -- Conclusion: FDR's other assistant president.