2 Quotes & Sayings By James A Farley

James Farley served as the 12th Postmaster General of the United States from 1933 to 1945. During his tenure, he helped to develop the Servicio de Cómputo Público (Suspicious Mail Branch), which kept track of all mail arriving at the post office. He also created the Christmas Mail Survey, which began in 1938 and still continues today, despite being discontinued by his successor. The Christmas Mail Survey is one of the world's largest annual surveys measuring consumer sentiment. This survey has been a key element in economic forecasting with its results made public by the U.S Read more

Government Accountability Office and the Bureau of Labor Statistics for most of its history. In addition to these accomplishments, he established a Women's Bureau, assisted in the founding of the American Red Cross, created a Department of Health, Education and Welfare to protect citizens from disease and increased security at government buildings. In 1934 he created a radio network for federal employees called Federal Communications Commission. This radio network was one of the first ventures with radio broadcasting services in the United States.

In 1936 he helped create a federal agency that provides mail service to rural areas in order to reduce postal expenses in urban neighborhoods. This agency later became known as Rural Free Delivery or RFD. Upon his death in 1945, President Harry Truman said: "James Farley was an effective servant of his country for many years."