Henry Morgenthau Jr.
American politician (1891-1967) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 75
Henry Morgenthau Jr. was the United States Secretary of the Treasury during most of the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He played a major role in designing and financing the New Deal.
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Young Morgenthau Jr. on April 20, 1915
Morgenthau, President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt and DNC treasurer W. Forbes Morgan at Warm Springs (November 30, 1932)
Europe under the Morgenthau Plan
Morgenthau addressing delegates on the opening day of the Bretton Woods Conference
Morgenthau with his father Henry Sr. and son Henry III c. 1922About this person
After 1937, while still in charge of the Treasury, he played the central role in financing the United States participation in World War II. He also played an increasingly major role in shaping foreign policy, especially with respect to Lend-Lease, support for China, helping Jewish refugees, and proposing measures to deindustrialize Germany.
