▁he ▁was ▁a ided ▁in ▁joining ▁the ▁TV A ▁by ▁the ▁persistent ▁lo bb ying ▁of ▁his ▁old ▁law ▁professor ▁Frank fur ter . ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁TV A ▁was ▁established ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁Federal ▁government ▁could ▁develop ▁and ▁dist ribute ▁cheap ▁hydro elect ric ▁power ▁into ▁rural ▁areas ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁served ▁by ▁private ▁util ities . ▁Develop ed ▁as ▁recovery ▁began ▁from ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁the ▁TV A ▁was ▁en vision ed ▁by ▁its ▁supp or ters ▁as ▁a ▁federal ▁development ▁vehicle ▁to ▁modern ize ▁the ▁region ' s ▁infrastr ucture ▁through ▁electric ity , ▁attract ▁industry , ▁and ▁improve ▁the ▁economic ▁and ▁social ▁lives ▁of ▁rural ▁people . ▁According ly , ▁the ▁TV A ▁also ▁established ▁extensive ▁education ▁programs , ▁and ▁a ▁library ▁service ▁that ▁distributed ▁books ▁in ▁the ▁many ▁rural ▁ham lets ▁that ▁lack ed ▁a ▁library . ▁O pp on ents ▁led ▁by ▁Wend ell ▁Will kie ▁said ▁the ▁TV A ▁was ▁host ile ▁to ▁private ▁enter prise ▁and ▁social istic . ▁ ▁At omic ▁energy ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁following ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁and ▁victory ▁by ▁the ▁Al lies , ▁U . S . ▁Under ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁Dean ▁A ches on ▁asked ▁Lil ient hal ▁to ▁chair ▁a ▁five - member ▁panel ▁of ▁consult ants ▁to ▁a ▁committee ▁including ▁him ▁and ▁four ▁others , ▁who ▁were ▁to ▁advise ▁President ▁Harry ▁S . ▁Tr uman ▁and ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁James ▁F . ▁By r nes ▁about ▁the ▁position