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Ickes

American  
[ik-eez] / ˈɪk iz /

noun

  1. Harold (Le Claire) 1874–1952, U.S. lawyer and statesman.


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“I mean, we weren’t thinking about the country,” Harold Ickes, who worked for Kennedy, admitted in an interview.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2022

“The long-run impact may be more significant than the short-run impact,” said Barry Ickes, head of the economics department at Pennsylvania State University, who specializes in the Russian economy.

From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2022

The approaches worked symbiotically: Hopkins provided sustenance for more than 20 million Americans, and Ickes bequeathed the country airports, bridges, school buildings and other edifices that still do service today.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2021

In total, the state has halted 58,000 claims for review, the “majority” of which “have been verified as authentic,” said Penny Ickes, the communications director for the state’s Department of Labor & Industry.

From Washington Post • Jun. 12, 2020

Interior Secretary Harold L. Ickes greets Marian Anderson before introducing her to an outdoor audience of some 75,000 people.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman