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Harold L. Ickes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (975 words) |
 | Harold L. Ickes served as the Secretary of the Interior for 13 years. |
| Ickes was born on a farm outside of Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania. |
| Ickes was a strong supporter of both civil rights and civil liberties. |
| Harold Ickes (2291 words) |
| Ickes’ involvement in politics provided an exciting diversion from his drab law practice, an outlet for his energies, a sense of importance by virtue of association with prominent men, the excitement and challenge of a contest and an opportunity for the personal recognition he needed so badly. |
| Ickes later stated, “The newspapers were taken by surprise and so was everyone else, myself included.” He later reflected, “When 1932 rolled around, I felt that I had seen nearly everything in the way of politics that was worth seeing. |
| Ickes believed that conservation was among the most important responsibilities of government and regarded himself as a conservationist in the mold of Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot. |
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