William P.
MacCracken Jr. was the first federal regulator of aviation,
having been appointed by President Herbert Hoover as the first Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Aviation in 1926. MacCracken was fond of Charles
Lindberg.
MacCracken was an
experienced aviator who served as a flight instructor during World War I. In
his presidential appointed role, MacCracken helped to draft many needed safety
standards. He left the Commerce Department in 1929 to resume the practice of
law. He continued to be involved in aviation and advised and represented many
of the major airlines.
Offered here is a
typed letter signed, normal folds, on MacCracken's law office stationary to
William J. McKenzie. In part, "While I have not yet arrived at the point
where 'long pants' are not a problem, you can see that I still have some
problems on my hands. I certainly appreciate your well wishes and reciprocate
them most heartily."
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