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Secretary of Treasury John W. Snyder after he put his signature on a check for $7,500,000,000

99-1113
Accession Number
99-1113
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NAID 350297643
Keywords
Cabinet officers
Economic policy
HST Keywords
Departments of Government - Treasury Department
People Pictured
Snyder, John W. (John Wesley), 1895-1985
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Harris & Ewing

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum.

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Description
Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder after he put his signature on a check for $7,500,000,000, the largest ever drawn on the United States Treasury. Actually, the money stayed in the Government, passing from the Unemployment Trust Fund to the Bureau of Accounts for investment in the new Treasury short-term certificates. From: Beth Gore
Date(s)
June 30, 1948