Colonel House to Woodrow Wilson

Title

Colonel House to Woodrow Wilson

Creator

House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938

Identifier

WWP18395

Date

1914 March 3

Description

Edward M. House writes to Woodrow Wilson about appointing members to the Federal Reserve Board.

Source

Wilson Papers, Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Washington, District of Columbia

Subject

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Correspondence

Text

Dear Governor

Three or four people of importance have suggested WPC Harding of the First National Bank of Birmingham, Alabama, as being one of the foremost bankers in the South and, perhaps, the best fitted man for the Federal Reserve Board that could be chosen in this section.
I sent you a full description of him as I passed through Washington on my way South, and I suggested on the memorandum that you ask Mr. Underwood concerning him.
If, after talking to Underwood, you think well of him, I could go by Birmingham and see him as I go East which I expect to do on March 16th.
If I were you, I would not appoint anyone on this board without first looking him over, for my experience in such matters has been that one cannot get accurate information at second hand

Yours very faithful,
EM House

Original Format

Letter

To

Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Files

http://resources.presidentwilson.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Temp00844.pdf

Citation

House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938, “Colonel House to Woodrow Wilson,” 1914 March 3, WWP18395, First Year Wilson Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.