"K" is for Keyserling, Leon Hirsch (1908-1987) | South Carolina Public Radio
Published April 27, 2021 at 5:32 AM EDT Listen • 1:00 “K” is for Keyserling, Leon Hirsch (1908-1987). Economist, lawyer, presidential adviser. The son of immigrants, Keyserling was born in Beaufort and graduated from Columbia University with a degree in economics. He later graduated from Harvard Law School. In 1933 he became chief legislative aide to New York Senator Robert F. Wagner. During the next four years he helped design major New Deal economic and employment programs. He was the principal draftsman of a $3 billion public works bill, the wage and hour...
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