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Il y a 6 jours · Learn about William G. McAdoo, a U.S. politician, railroad builder, and financier who served as treasury secretary, Federal Reserve chairman, and railroad director general. Find out his role in World War I, his marriage to Eleanor Wilson, and his senatorial career.
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Il y a 3 jours · The first day of balloting (June 30) brought the predicted deadlock between the leading aspirants for the nomination, William G. McAdoo of California and Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York, with the remainder divided mainly between local "favorite sons". McAdoo was the leader from the outset, and both he and Smith made small gains in the day's ...
Il y a 5 jours · Rural Democrats supported William Gibbs McAdoo, a progressive who had been Pres. Woodrow Wilson’s secretary of the treasury and was Wilson’s son-in-law. Among McAdoo’s supporters were those associated with the Ku Klux Klan (KKK); on the issue of whether the KKK’s activities should be censured, McAdoo himself
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8 oct. 2024 · William Gibbs McAdoo and Al Smith were the leading contenders but couldn’t secure enough support. Tensions soared during a fight over condemning the Ku Klux Klan by name, a measure that narrowly failed by a single vote.
Il y a 2 jours · The two leading candidates were William Gibbs McAdoo of California, former Secretary of the Treasury and son-in-law of former President Woodrow Wilson, and Governor Al Smith of New York.
Il y a 1 jour · Most of the major Democratic leaders, such as William Gibbs McAdoo, were therefore content to sit out the election. [citation needed] One who did not do so was New York Governor Al Smith, who had previously made two attempts to secure the Democratic nomination. [10]
23 oct. 2024 · Recognizing what he did not know, he delegated military decisions to professional soldiers, particularly Gen. John J. Pershing, who commanded the American Expeditionary Force in France, and economic mobilization to such men as Bernard Baruch, William Gibbs McAdoo, and Herbert Hoover.
