Actually, the article says Ickes would be a virtual dictator, not that this was his title.
If you have any reference that shows these guys actually carried the title Dictator, I’d like to see it.
BTW, this was entirely justified at such a time, and necessary to win the war. The problem is that liberals are enthralled with the power (properly) given such guys during wartime and want to extend it into peace and make it permanent. With them in charge, of course.
All Plants Ready Soon Jeffers leaves the rubber dictatorship with two-thirds of the synthetic rubber plants planned for this year completed and ready for operation..............
In appointing Chester C. Davis as food dictator, President Roosevelt picked a man who..........
“...this was entirely justified at such a time, and necessary to win the war” I agree with much of what you stated; with all due respect, this story is dated six months before The U.S. entered the war. Thank you for considering another viewpoint.