22 Apr 1941
United States
United States
- At the White House in Washington DC, United States, President Franklin met with Utah Senator Orrice “Abe” Murdock and industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. ww2dbase [White House | Franklin Roosevelt | Henry Kaiser | Washington, DC | DS]
18 Mar 1943
United States

United States
- At the White House in Washington DC, United States, President Franklin met with Navy Rear Admiral Emory Land, Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission, Rear Admiral Howard Vickery, Vice-Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission, Artemis Gates, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air, and industrialist Henry J. Kaiser who presented the President with a model of the proposed Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier, 50 of which Kaiser would build at his Vancouver, Washington shipyard. ww2dbase [Henry Kaiser | Franklin Roosevelt | Kaiser Vancouver Shipyard | White House | Washington, DC | DS]

19 Oct 1944
United States
United States
- At the White House in Washington DC, United States, President Franklin had lunch with his daughter, Anna (Mrs. John Boettiger), and industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. ww2dbase [Henry Kaiser | Franklin Roosevelt | White House | Washington, DC | DS]
25 Oct 1944
United States
United States
- At the White House in Washington DC, United States, President Franklin had lunch with his daughter, Anna (Mrs. John Boettiger), Navy Rear Admiral Emory Land, Chairman of the United States Maritime Commission, and industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. ww2dbase [Henry Kaiser | Franklin Roosevelt | White House | Washington, DC | DS]
15 Nov 1944
United States
United States
- At the White House in Washington DC, United States, President Franklin met with industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. ww2dbase [RAF Woodhall Spa | Henry Kaiser | Franklin Roosevelt | Washington, DC | DS]
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