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Document 52795

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY FRANK KNOX
Died in office.
Signature: "Frank Knox" as FDR's Secretary of the Navy, 5¼x3½ card. Knox, the unsuccessful Republican candidate for Vice President with Landon in 1936, became Secretary of the Navy in July 1940 as President Roosevelt strived to create bi-partisan appeal for his foreign and defense policies following the defeat of France. As Secretary, Knox worked hard to expand the Navy into a force capable of fighting in both the Atlantic and Pacific. His selection of new uniformed leadership in the wake of the Pearl Harbor disaster was important to seeing the Navy through the difficult, losing months of 1942 and the intense fighting that marked the U.S. offensives that followed. Though he tended to leave military matters to the Officer Corps, his administrative talents and good judgment made invaluable contributions to the victory that he would not live to see. On April 28, 1944, following a brief series of heart attacks, Secretary Knox died in Washington, D.C. Paper clip impression and damp stained at upper left corner, touching imprint.

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