David E. Lilienthal
Chairman, Tennessee Valley Authority and Atomic Energy Commission. · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1899 to 1981 · aged 81
David Eli Lilienthal was an American attorney and public administrator, best known for his presidential appointment to head Tennessee Valley Authority and later the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). He had practiced public utility law and led the Wisconsin Public Utilities Commission.
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David E. Lilienthal listens to testimony at a Congressional hearing in 1938 called to investigate charges brought against the TVA by its former chair, Arthur E. Morgan.
David E. Lilienthal (right) met with General Leslie R. Groves (left), Director of the Manhattan Project, at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, on October 1, 1946, to discuss the transfer of responsibility for atomic energy to the new Atomic Energy Commission, which President Harry S. Truman nominated Lilienthal to chair.Awards
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Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1899 to 1981 · aged 81
