Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve

Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve

2021
56min

The Chairman of the Federal Reserve under Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, Marriner was integral to the economic policies of the 1930s and ‘40s; he was a staunch advocate for the independence of the nation’s central bank, and a voice of the New Deal.

Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve

Storyline

The Chairman of the Federal Reserve under Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, Marriner was integral to the economic policies of the 1930s and ‘40s; he was a staunch advocate for the independence of the nation’s central bank, and a voice of the New Deal.
    Released
    12 January 2021
    Runtime
    56min
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    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    PBS Utah
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