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Alexander Sachs (August 1, 1893 – June 23, 1973) was an American economist and banker. In October 1939 he delivered the Einstein–Szilard letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt , suggesting that nuclear-fission research ought to be pursued with a view to possibly constructing nuclear weapons , should they prove feasible, in ...
Aug 13, 2020 · Alexander Sachs, former Blue Eagle Economist at the White House today after a long conference with President Roosevelt. He declined to reveal the subject of their talk. Harris & Ewing, photographer.
On October 11, 1939, Alexander Sachs, Wall Street economist and longtime friend and unofficial advisor to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, met with the President to discuss a letter written by Albert Einstein the previous August (right).
Alexander Sachs was an American economist and banker. In October 1939 he delivered the Einstein–Szilard letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, suggesting that nuclear-fission research ought to be pursued with a view to possibly constructing nuclear weapons, should they prove feasible, in view of the likelihood that Nazi Germany would do so.
Jun 24, 1973 · Alexander Sachs, a Russian born economist and the man who first interested President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the possibilities of the atomic bomb, died yesterday at the Columbia ‐Presbyterian...
Alexander Sachs was a Jewish-American economist and banker who advised Franklin Roosevelt on atomic weapons and economic policy. He worked for Lehman Brothers, the NRA, and the Uranium Committee, and advocated international control of nuclear power.
Alexander Sachs was the natural choice: an American Jewish banker and economist, he was a wartime informal adviser to President Roosevelt and was instrumental in the initiation of the Manhattan...
