Investigation of Economic Problems: Hearings before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Seventy-Second Congress, Second Session, Pursuant to S. Res. 315

Description:
Hearings before the Senate Committee on Finance, pursuant to S. Res. 315 "authorizing and directing the Finance Committee to make an investigation and study of the present economic problems of the United States with a view to securing constructive suggestions with respect to the solution of such problems." Chaired by Reed Smoot; hearings held from February 13 to 28, 1933.

It was at his testimony during these hearings that Marriner Eccles, at the time President of the First Security Corporation in Ogden, Utah, was recognized by government officials, which lead to Eccles being asked to take on the position of an assistant to Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., and shortly thereafter was nominated by President Roosevelt for the position of Governor of the Federal Reserve Board.

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1933

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Y 4.F 49:Ec 7/

OCLC:
4350587

Citation:
Eccles, Marriner S. (Marriner Stoddard), 1890-1977 and United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance, ([year]), Investigation of Economic Problems: Hearings before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, Seventy-Second Congress, Second Session, Pursuant to S. Res. 315, [issue title/date], accessed May 19, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=176