” —Albert Wiggin, chairman of Chase National Bank, January 13, 1930 THE 193...
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- All the Presidents' Bankers: The Hidden Alliances That Drive American Power whole source · open book
” —Albert Wiggin, chairman of Chase National Bank, January 13, 1930 THE 1930S BEGAN ON THE FALSE NOTE OF ECONOMIC SECURITY WITH WHICH the political-financial alliance had capped off the 1920s. After the hysteria around the Crash subsided, President Hoover caught his breath. He could briefly push away doubts about his ability to extend his party’s leadership into his second term.
chapter: Chapter 6: The Early 1930s: Tenuous Times, Tax-Evading Titans