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Hace 1 día · William Gibbs McAdoo, a prominent Wilson supporter who married Wilson's daughter in 1914, became Secretary of the Treasury, while James Clark McReynolds, who had successfully prosecuted prominent antitrust cases, was chosen as Attorney General.
Hace 3 días · The two leading candidates were William Gibbs McAdoo of California, former Secretary of the Treasury and son-in-law of former President Woodrow Wilson, and Governor Al Smith of New York.
Hace 2 días · MONDAY’S ANSWER: Alex Smith was the first to correctly guess that William Gibbs McAdoo (Woodrow Wilson’s son in law) was the son-in-law of a former President who led the delegate vote for 77 ...
Hace 1 día · At the 1924 Democratic National Convention, a resolution denouncing the Ku Klux Klan was introduced by Catholic and liberal forces allied with Al Smith and Oscar W. Underwood in order to embarrass the front-runner, William Gibbs McAdoo.
Hace 22 horas · When the Federal Reserve was created, the secretary of the treasury at the time, William Gibbs McAdoo, proclaimed that the Fed would “give such stability to the banking business that extreme fluctuations in interest rates and available credits… will be destroyed permanently.” A remarkably bad prediction.
Hace 22 horas · When the Federal Reserve was created, the secretary of the treasury at the time, William Gibbs McAdoo, proclaimed that the Fed would “give such stability to the banking business that extreme fluctuations in interest rates and available credits… will be destroyed permanently.” A remarkably bad prediction.
Hace 3 días · State police at the Frackville barracks said the man who robbed the First National Bank of McAdoo at 10:45 a.m. May 30 made off with $2,100. Police are seeking information on the incident and ask anyone who may have it is asked to contact them at 570-874-5300.
