Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve

Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve

Documentary 2021

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

Documentary 2021

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Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve

Marriner Eccles was one of the premier economic thinkers of his time. 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.

56 min · Jan 12, 2021

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Marriner Eccles: Father of the Modern Federal Reserve

DOCUMENTARY

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

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Studio: PBS
Released: 2021
Rated: G

Languages

Original Audio: English (United States)
Audio and Subtitles: English (United States) (AAC, CC)

Accessibility

: Closed captions (CC) refer to subtitles in the available language with the addition of relevant non-dialogue information.