Reminiscences of Jacob Viner : oral history, 1953.

United States. Department of State

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The Department of Foreign Affairs was established by an act of July 27, 1789 (1 Stat. 28) and redesignated the Department of State by an act of September 15, 1789 (1 Stat. 68). It was the agency of the United States created by law to assist the President in the formulation and execution of the Nation's foreign policy, and in the conduct of foreign affairs and of certain domestic affairs. The Department made plans for peace and security among all nations, participated in the United Nations and o...

Link, Wendell H.

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United States. Department of the Treasury

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The Department of the Treasury was created by an act of Congress (1 Stat. 65), approved September 2, 1789. The orginal act established the Department to superintend the manage the National finances. This act charged the Secretary of the Treasury with the preparation of plans for the improvement and management of the revenue and the support of public credit. It further provided that the Secretary should prescribe the forms for keeping and rendering all manner of public accounts and for the ma...

Viner, Jacob, 1892-1970

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Economist. From the description of Reminiscences of Jacob Viner : oral history, 1953. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309739554 Jacob Viner (1892-1970) is considered one of the greatest economists of the twentieth century. His primary academic interests included international economics, international economic relations and the history of economic thought, but his investigations ranged across many disciplines. His studies included all areas ...