Howard Hughes - Senate Hearings

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Senator Owen Brewster came to national attention due to his opposition to the commercial interests of Howard Hughes, America's wealthiest man at the time. Brewster was chairman of a special Senate committee investigating defense procurement during World War II. He claimed concern that Hughes had received $40 million from the Defense Department without actually delivering the aircraft he had contracted to provide, but Brewster may have had an ulterior motive. Incidentally, Hughes stated that ...