Henry
John Kaiser (1882 - 1967),
American industrialist and
founder of a number of industrial corporations including
Kaiser Aluminum, one of the largest
aluminum-
processing organizations in the
world. He
sat on the
board of directors of
Bank of America. Its
president, Amadeo Giannini, was one of the few bankers to contribute to Franklin D.
Roosevelt's (1882 - 1945)
election as US
president. During
World War II,
Kaiser was introduced to
President Roosevelt by Giannini. Although
Kaiser's
company had never built a
ship before he met
Roosevelt, his industries received contracts for building 35% of US
ship tonnage during
World War II.
Henry
John Kaiser (1882@1967),
American industrialist and
founder of a number of industrial corporations including
Kaiser Aluminum, one of the largest
aluminum-
processing organizations in the
world. He
sat on the
board of directors of
Bank of America. Its
president, Amadeo Giannini, was one of the few bankers to contribute to Franklin D.
Roosevelt's (1882@1945)
election as US
president. During
World War II,
Kaiser was introduced to
President Roosevelt by Giannini. Although
Kaiser's
company had never built a
ship before he met
Roosevelt, his industries received contracts for building 35% of US
ship tonnage during
World War II. So, they found out that some of their
tractor factory boys were trying to
expedite ?
la Henry J.
Kaiser.
- Organizational Operation (15 July 64)