caption serviceyears branch death_place death_date birth_place allegiance image_size birth_date nickname rank image article_title name
hugh '' s. johnson on the cover of '' time 1903-1919 united states army washington , d.c. , united states 15 april 1942 fort scott , kansas , united states united states 250 5 august 1881 iron pants brigadier general 1933 time man of the year cover.jpg hugh s. johnson
 hugh samuel johnson
hugh s. johnson

hugh samuel `` iron pants '' johnson -lrb- august 5 , 1881 -- april 15 , 1942 -rrb- american army officer , businessman , speech writer , government official and newspaper columnist .
he is best known as a member of the brain trust of franklin d. roosevelt in 1932-34 .
he wrote numerous speeches for fdr and helped plan the new deal .
appointed head of the national recovery administration -lrb- nra -rrb- in 1933 , he was highly energetic in his `` blue eagle '' campaign to reorganize american business to reduce competition and raise wages and prices .
schlesinger -lrb- 1958 -rrb- and ohl -lrb- 1985 -rrb- conclude that he was an excellent organizer , but that he was also domineering , abusive , outspoken , and unable to work harmoniously with his peers .
the nra was terminated by a ruling of the supreme court , and johnson left the administration after a little more than a year .
