Henry Morgenthau, Jr., diary entries related to Marriner S. Eccles radio speech on 23 January 1939 and St. Louis speech on 9 November 1939

Typescript summary of a speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Marriner S. Eccles, aird on the radio on 23 January 1939; a memorandum dated 25 January 1939 commenting on the speech; a transcript of a group meeting led by Treasury Secretary Morgenthau on 28 September 1939; copies of news reports dated 10 November 1939 quoting Mr. Eccles as proposing certain taxes during a speech in St. Louis, Missouri; transcript of a news conference held by Treasury Under Secretary Hanes on 16 November 1939 where he addressed the reports about the Eccles speech; a memorandum dated 27 November 1939 summarizing a meeting Morgenthau had with members of the Federal Reserve, discussing the St. Louis speech and the need for public officials to realize that personal opinion will be confused with official administration policy; and transcript of a meeting of the Secretary and his staff that afternoon, discussing how to raise revenue to support the President's proposals.