Jekyll Island: Six Men Wrote a Central-Bank Blueprint in Secret
In November 1910, six men left New Jersey by train for Jekyll Island, a private island off Georgia. They avoided using their real names at the station, told the press nothing about the trip, and did not openly acknowledge the meeting for years. The group included Senator Nelson Aldrich, Treasury official A. Piatt Andrew, bankers Henry Davison and Frank Vanderlip, and Paul Warburg. They met in an elite club to write …
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In November 1910, six men left New Jersey by train for Jekyll Island, a private island off Georgia. They avoided using their real names at the station, told the press nothing about the trip, and did not openly acknowledge the meeting for years. The group included Senator Nelson Aldrich, Treasury official A. Piatt Andrew, bankers Henry Davison and Frank Vanderlip, and Paul Warburg. They met in an elite club to write a plan for reforming the American monetary system.
In November 1910, six men left New Jersey by train for Jekyll Island, a private island off Georgia. They avoided using their real names at the station, told the press nothing about the trip, and did not openly acknowledge the meeting for years. The group included Senator Nelson Aldrich, Treasury official A. Piatt Andrew, bankers Henry Davison and Frank Vanderlip, and Paul Warburg. They met in an elite club to write …
In November 1910, six men left New Jersey by train for Jekyll Island, a private island off Georgia. They avoided using their real names at the station, told the press nothing about the trip, and did not openly acknowledge the meeting for years. The group included Senator Nelson Aldrich, Treasury official A. Piatt Andrew, bankers Henry Davison and Frank Vanderlip, and Paul Warburg. They met in an elite club to write …
In November 1910, six men left New Jersey by train for Jekyll Island, a private island off Georgia. They avoided using their real names at the station, told the press nothing about the trip, and did not openly acknowledge the meeting for years. The group included Senator Nelson Aldrich, Treasury official A. Piatt Andrew, bankers Henry Davison and Frank Vanderlip, and Paul Warburg. They met in an elite club to write …
In November 1910, six men left New Jersey by train for Jekyll Island, a private island off Georgia. They avoided using their real names at the station, told the press nothing about the trip, and did not openly acknowledge the meeting for years. The group included Senator Nelson Aldrich, Treasury official A. Piatt Andrew, bankers Henry Davison and Frank Vanderlip, and Paul Warburg. They met in an elite club to write …