FDR had the PWA (Public Works Administration) fund a number of warships....
before the country entered WW2. Among them were the aircraft carriers Yorktown and Enterprise. This provided jobs at the various shipyards and enabled the US to be more prepared upon entry in the war. Not a small matter.
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Link: Yorktown and Enterprise
Posted: 03/06/2022 at 10:42PM