The United States secretary of commerce is the head of the United States Department of Commerce. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters rela
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The Commerce Secretary's office as it looked in the mid-20th century.
William Cox Redfield
Joshua Willis Alexander
The United States Department of Commerce is an executive department of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for gathering data for business and governmental decision making, establishing ind
United States Secretary of Commerce
…The United States secretary of commerce (SecCom) is the head of the United States Department of Commerce. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States on all matters relating to commerce. The secretary reports directly…
The Herbert C. Hoover Building, the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Commerce
Assistants William McCracken (left) and Walter Drake (right) with Secretary Hoover (center)
Herbert Hoover listening to a radio receiver
In 1926, Chicago radio station WJAZ successfully challenged the extent of Commerce's authority under the Radio Act of 1912.