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English
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Robert Henry Hinckley : His Public Service Career
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Salt Lake City, UT
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University of Utah
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Ph.D. diss.
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"This dissertation is a biographical study of Robert Henry Hinckley of Eden, Utah, and concentrates on his national public service in the Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman administrations. Mr. Hinckley, born in 1891, served his community as mayor and state legislature representative, but it was with the onset of the Great Depression when he was appointed by Utah's governor as director of state relief that he began the career that was to bring him into national prominence. His service to his home state was exemplary and quickly recognized as such by relief officials in the federal government's executive branch. As a consequence, he was rapidly assigned expanding responsibilities within the western United States, and in 1936, he was moved to Washington where he began to assume a national role. Although private pursuits continually exerted pressure on him to leave, he remained in government service for most of two decades with only occasional absences. Mr. Hinckley's government career brought him immense satisfaction, and he is today obviously well-pleased with his accomplishments. He is a wealthy man, not only in the materialistic sense, but in the esteem in which he is held by those who have known him well during his long life. Chapter I briefly describes Hinckley's early life and his service as state director of depression relief. Chapter II deals with his experiences and performance in a national relief role. Chapter III relates his service as one of the original five members of the Civil Aeronautics Authority and as the second chairman of that body. Chapter IV covers the two years in which he filled the post of Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Air, and after a brief respite from government, his recall and achievements as Director of the Office of Contract Settlement and public advisory board member of the Economic Cooperation Administration. Chapter V is the narrative of what Hinckley termed his "proudest achievement"--The Civilian Pilot Training Program. Chapter VI briefly discusses his activities after resigning from government service in 1953. An epilogue presents some of Hinckley's philosophy and includes comments on Hinckley the man by current and former government officials." [Author's abstract]