Politics of the United States during World War II - wikipedia Politics of the United States during World War II This article does not cite any sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2009 ) The United States maintained its Representative Democracy government structure throughout World War II. Certain expediencies were taken within the existing structure of the Federal government, such as conscription and other violations of civil liberties, and the internment and later dispersal of Japanese - Americans. Still, elections were held as scheduled in 1944. Contents 1 Overview 2 President of the United States 3 Cabinet 4 Executive Agencies 5 Joint Chiefs of Staff Overview The United States entered World War II with the same Administration that had been at the helm of the nation since 1932, that of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. This Administration had been preparing for war for a while by the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor. President of the United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Vice President Henry A. Wallace won the election of 1940, and were at the helm of the nation as it prepared for and entered World War II. Roosevelt sought and won an unprecedented fourth term in office in 1944, but this time with Harry S. Truman as his Vice President. Roosevelt, who had been a victim of Polio early in life, died in April 1945, and Truman assumed the Presidency through the end of the war. Cabinet Secretary of State Cordell Hull pre-war to November 1944 Edward Stettinius to war 's end Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes throughout the war Secretary of Commerce Jesse H. Jones pre-war to June 1945 Henry A. Wallace to war 's end Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. pre-war to June 1945 Fred M. Vinson to war 's end Secretary of Labor Francis Perkins pre-war to June 1945 Schwellenback to war 's end Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson throughout the war Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox pre-war to May 1944 James V. Forrestal to war 's end Secretary of Agriculture Claude Wickard pre-war to June 1945 Anderson to war 's end Postmaster General Frank C. Walker pre-war to June 1945 Hannegan to war 's end Attorney General Francis Biddle pre-war to June 1945 Tom C. Clark to war 's end Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation J. Edgar Hoover throughout the war Executive agencies Foreign Economic Administration under Director Crowley, formed September 1943 from the Office of Economic Warfare, the Office of Lend Lease Administration, and the Office of Foreign Relief and Rehabilitation Operations. Office of Price Administration under Administrators Henderson, Brown, and Bowles, formed April 1941 ( originally named the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply ). Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion under Chairmen Byrnes and Vinson, formed in May 1943 as the Office of War Mobilization. War Production Board under Chairmen Nelson and King, formed in January 1942 from the Office of Production Management and the Supply Priorities and Allocation Board. Economic Stabilization Board under Chairmen Byrnes and Vinson, formed in October 1942 as the Office of Economic Stabilization. War Manpower Commission under Chairman McNuff, formed in April 1942. United States Maritime Commission under Chairman Land. War Shipping Administration under Administrator Land, formed in February 1942. Office of Defense Transportation under Chairman Eastman, formed in December 1941. Petroleum Administration for War under Administrator Ickes, formed in December 1942. War Food Administration formed in December 1942. National War Labor Board under Chairman Davis, formed in January 1942. Office of Scientific Research and Development under Chairman Bush, formed in July 1941. Office of War Information under Chairman Davis, formed in June 1942. Office of Civilian Defense under Chairmen LaGuardia and Landis, formed in May 1941. Joint Chiefs of Staff The Joint Chiefs were military officers, as opposed to the above, who were for the most part civilians. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff William D. Leahy Army Commander - in - Chief and Chief of Staff George C. Marshall Navy Commander - in - Chief and Chief of Operations Ernest King Army Air Force Commander Henry Arnold Marine Corps Commandant Alexander Vandegrift Army Air Force Chief of Staff Giles Army Ground Forces Commander Lear Army Service Forces Commander Somervell In addition, the following offices reported to the Joint Chiefs of Staff : Operations Division, formerly the War Plans Division. Military Intelligence Division Office of Naval Intelligence Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Politics_of_the_United_States_during_World_War_II&oldid=854760309 '' Categories : Politics of World War II United States home front during World War II Politics of the United States Hidden categories : Articles lacking sources from December 2009 All articles lacking sources Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 13 August 2018, at 15 : 57 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who was president during the second world war
Answer: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt