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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09098 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1910s |
| Title | William H. Taft to the Senate and the House regarding the cost of living |
| Date | 13 March 1912 |
| Author | Taft, William H. (William Howard) (1857-1930) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Inflation and the cost of living. "How far the system of cooperative organization which flourishes in various European countries may be adapted to our highly organized and individualistic social organization may perhaps only be determined by experiment...I recommended an international commission to look into the cause for the high prices of necessities of life and the possible remedies..." |
| Subjects | President Economics Global History and Civics Congress Government and Civics Progressive Era |
| People | Taft, William H. (William Howard) (1857-1930) |
| Theme | Foreign Affairs; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |