James Warburg enlisted in the Naval Reserve Flying Corps during World War I and invented an air-compass. Because of his invention he was no longer flying planes, much to his chagrin, but looking after gadgets for navigating them.
After the War he spent a few years following his father's footsteps in the banking industry, serving as everything from runner to president before leaving the business.
In 1933 he became an economic adviser to President Roosevelt and represented the US at the London Economic Conference. He later became critical of the administration's monetary and fiscal policies and wrote four books attacking them.
He later came around to support Roosevelt again and was for US participation in the conflict and wrote two books supporting this. He campaigned for Roosevelt's reelection in 1940.
In 1941 he joined the staff of the Coordinator of Information where he worked in the field of psychological warfare.
He married Katharine Faulkner Swift on June 1, 1918 in New York City. They divorced in 1934. He later married Phyllis (Baldwin) Browne on April 13, 1935 in Mount Kisco, New York.
James Warburg enlisted in the Naval Reserve Flying Corps during World War I and invented an air-compass. Because of his invention he was no longer flying planes, much to his chagrin, but looking after gadgets for navigating them.
After the War he spent a few years following his father's footsteps in the banking industry, serving as everything from runner to president before leaving the business.
In 1933 he became an economic adviser to President Roosevelt and represented the US at the London Economic Conference. He later became critical of the administration's monetary and fiscal policies and wrote four books attacking them.
He later came around to support Roosevelt again and was for US participation in the conflict and wrote two books supporting this. He campaigned for Roosevelt's reelection in 1940.
In 1941 he joined the staff of the Coordinator of Information where he worked in the field of psychological warfare.
He married Katharine Faulkner Swift on June 1, 1918 in New York City. They divorced in 1934. He later married Phyllis (Baldwin) Browne on April 13, 1935 in Mount Kisco, New York.
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