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# Harold Ickes

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Harold LeClair Ickes was an American administrator, politician and lawyer. He served as United States Secretary of the Interior for nearly 13 years from 1933 to 1946, the longest tenure of anyone to hold the office, and the second longest-serving Cabinet member in U.S. history after James Wilson. Ic

##  Quotes by Harold Ickes

> [“What constitutes an American? Not color nor race nor religion. Not the pedigree of his family nor the place of his birth.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harold-ickes/what-constitutes-an-american-not-color-nor-race-nor-religion-not-the/)

Harold Ickes

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