Warren G. Harding to Benjamin Strong Jr.
Title
Warren G. Harding to Benjamin Strong Jr.
Creator
Strong, Benjamin, 1872-1928
Identifier
WWP18790
Date
1921 September 16
Description
Warren G. Harding asks Benjamin Strong to attend a conference on unemployment in Washington.
Source
Benjamin Strong Jr. Papers, New York Federal Reserve Bank
Language
English
Text
WESTERN UNION
TELEGRAM
47W AON 102 GOVT
THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC 345P SEP 16 1921
BENJAMIN STRONG
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK15 NASSAU STNEWYORK NYI AM DESIROUS OF INCLUDING YOUR NAME IN THE FORTHCOMING CONFERENCE ON UNEMPLOYMENT TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON IN ABOUT TEN DAYS STOP THE OBJECT OF THE CONFERENCE IS TO INQUIRE INTO THE VOLUME AND DISTRIBUTION OF UNEMPLOYMENT TO ADVISE UPON EMERGENCY MEASURES THAT CAN BE PROPERLY TAKEN BY EMPLOYERS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND CIVIC BODIES AND TO CONSIDER SUCH MEASURES AS WOULD TEND TO GIVE IMPULSE TO THE RECOVERY OF BUSINESS AND COMMERCE TO MNORMAL STOP I WOULD BE GLAD IF I COULD HAVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE STOP I DO NOT PROPOSE TO MAKE ANY PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT UNTIL THE LIST IS COMPLETE
403P
TELEGRAM
47W AON 102 GOVT
THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON DC 345P SEP 16 1921
BENJAMIN STRONG
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK15 NASSAU STNEWYORK NYI AM DESIROUS OF INCLUDING YOUR NAME IN THE FORTHCOMING CONFERENCE ON UNEMPLOYMENT TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON IN ABOUT TEN DAYS STOP THE OBJECT OF THE CONFERENCE IS TO INQUIRE INTO THE VOLUME AND DISTRIBUTION OF UNEMPLOYMENT TO ADVISE UPON EMERGENCY MEASURES THAT CAN BE PROPERLY TAKEN BY EMPLOYERS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND CIVIC BODIES AND TO CONSIDER SUCH MEASURES AS WOULD TEND TO GIVE IMPULSE TO THE RECOVERY OF BUSINESS AND COMMERCE TO MNORMAL STOP I WOULD BE GLAD IF I COULD HAVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE STOP I DO NOT PROPOSE TO MAKE ANY PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT UNTIL THE LIST IS COMPLETE
403P
Original Format
Letter
To
Strong, Benjamin, 1872-1928
Files
Collection
Citation
Strong, Benjamin, 1872-1928, “Warren G. Harding to Benjamin Strong Jr.,” 1921 September 16, WWP18790, Benjamin Strong Jr. Papers, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.