Looking back, the meeting truly was historic. It took place in mid October 1940, and set the course for what became the nation’s victorious engagement in World War II. The meeting was at the fashionable Waldorf in New York City.
“Casting a big blue chip into the national defense kitty, 23 firms in the automotive industry have agreed to forego model changes in order to speed the production of airplanes,” noted the car magazine. “The action came shortly after W.S. Knudsen has
