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Jesse Holman Jones (1874-1956)

Posted on February 24, 2011 | Leave a comment
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Under President Franklin Roosevelt the RFC (Reconstruction Finance Corporation) provided the financial underpinning of the New Deal. Jesse Jones was the brains behind the operation. As head of the RFC he was the most powerful fiscal officer since Alexander Hamilton….More>>

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Tagged Alexander Hamilton, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jesse H. Jones, Jesse Jones, New Deal, Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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