That work brought Akerson to the attention of Herbert Hoover, who was then the Secretary of Commerce.
Radio engineer Glenn Chase applied to the Secretary of Commerce for a license to operate a small radio station in Pomeroy, Ohio (it moved down and across the Ohio River to Huntington in 1927).
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A bipartisan organization, it was founded by U.S. Senator Warren Rudman, former Secretary of Commerce Peter George Peterson, and U.S. Senator Paul Tsongas.
Howard Malcolm Baldrige, Jr. (1922–1987), commonly referred to as Malcolm Baldrige or "Mac" Baldrige; United States Secretary of Commerce.
Carlos Gutierrez (born 1953), 35th United States Secretary of Commerce
Robert Mosbacher (1927–2010), American businessman, United States Secretary of Commerce, yachtsman