1. Woodrow Wilson
He sought ways to build patriotism and to reshape the federal government to govern the nation more effectively. ... To fix this Wilson favored the establishment of a Federal Reserve Board with presidential appointed financial experts. ... Congress passed the Federal Reserve act basically in the form the President had recommended. Amendments also provided for exclusive governmental control of the Federal Reserve Board and for short-term agricultural credit through the reserve banks. ... First, the Federal Trade Commission authorized to order companies to cease and desist3 from engaging in unfai...
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