During the Great Depression, US Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes speaks to former member of British Parliament Ell

Harold L. Ickes, Secretary of the Interior and Public Works Administrator, discusses the housing programs in the US and UK with Alan Wilkinson, a former Labour MP. Ickes presents a model for slum clearance projects in the US and expresses hope for a new competitive building approach focused on housing. He highlights the standards developed by the Housing Division of the Public Works Administration and comments on the National Resources Board program.

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