Hopkins, Harry
Hopkins, Harry (1890–1946), social reformer, statesman.Beginning in 1940, this Iowa‐born social worker and New Deal relief administrator became President Franklin D. Roosevelt's surrogate in matters of international security. Residing in the White House and heading a staff that oversaw interagency preparation for American participation in World War II, Hopkins visited England to accelerate assistance against Nazi Germany and became Lend‐Lease coordinator in March 1941. Following Germany's attack on the Soviet Union in June, Hopkins flew to Moscow and recommended immediate Lend‐Lease to the Russians. In London, he accompanied Prime Minister Winston S. Churchill to his Atlantic Charter meeting with FDR in August 1941. Hopkins then expedited military aid to Allies ahead of America's own rearmament in the remaining months before the attack on...
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