The World Motivation
When the Smoot-Hawley bill landed on President Herbert Hoover's desk, more than 1,000 economists urged him to veto it. Tragically, the president ignored their pleas.
“When the Smoot-Hawley bill landed on President Herbert Hoover's desk, more than 1,000 economists urged him to veto it. Tragically, the president ignored their pleas.”
— Elaine Chao · Desk
When the Smoot-Hawley bill landed on President Herbert Hoover's desk, more than 1,000 economists urged him to veto it. Tragically, the president ignored their pleas.
Progress is being made, but a lot of women are realizing it is not what they envisioned.
America's competitive advantage lies in its human talent. All of us should be doing everything we can to cultivate and develop our work force.
We're a robust democracy here. That's the wonderful thing about this country.
As tough as it is for many college graduates to get their planned careers on track, it could be worse: They could be trying to find a job without a college degree.
I'm a neat freak... It seems to me that an orderly desk is reflective of an orderly and organized mind, you know?
My brother Max made my desk. It's a masterpiece, like a piano. Everybody who comes in my office loves my desk.
Near my desk, I keep a large plastic carton filled with fresh notebooks and stationery of various kinds, sizes, and qualities.
Over my desk hangs a poster from The Railway Children that my husband had framed for me. It is so lovely to see the children smiling as they run down the railway track.
Still, something about writing made me spend large hours of my free time at my desk.