Examines, in a paper written in 1938 by Lauchlin Currie, the banking and monetary system of the USA. Presents the 100 percent reserve plan, its claimed advantages and the objections to it. Concludes that a basic reform in the nature of the 100 percent reserve plan is inevitable.

Presents an interview conducted in 1981 by London Weekend Television with Lauchlin Currie on the Great Depression of the 1930s in the USA, which contains his own suggested questions and answers.

Presents memorandum in the form of a list of Lauchin Currie's ideas on changes to the Federal Reserve System that he thought were necessary.

Presents a memorandum dated March 29, 1935 which was prepared by Lauchlin Currie for Governor Eccles, probably as a basis for a speech. Currie includes a section in which he opposes the right, as under existing law, of the Governor to remain on the Federal Reserve Board if his term of office as...

Present a paper and an accompanying letter sent to Governor Eccles by Lauchlin Currie, explaining the Tripartite Agreement between Britain, France and the USA and appealing to him to think twice before heeding calls for a return to the gold standard.

Presents a memorandum written by Lauchlin Currie and Martin Krost in which they attempt to state and clarify the issues involved in, and to present estimates of the magnitude of Federal income-increasing expenditures.

Presents a memorandum written by Lauchlin Currie in December 1940 to the President of the USA on the subject of expansion possibilities of the US monetary system.

Presents the monthly estimates of the Federal Government in the USA from 1932-1937. States that in 1937 the contribution has declined below the levels of the other recent years, reflecting in part a decrease in expenditures but more largely an increase in tax receipts. Investigates how the...

The author, Lauchlin Currie, suggests, in a memorandum written in February 1937, that there should be banking legislation with reference to foreign capital inflows. Gives a series of suggestions as to what might be needed.

Presents an extract from Lauchlin Currie's memoirs, explaining his time at Harvard University.