In the summer of 1901, the new young President and the elderly banker resolved a national emergency
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In the summer of 1901, the new young President and the elderly banker resolved a national emergency

2020-05-06

Investigative reporter Susan Berfield uncovers a moment when capitalism and government struggled for the proper perspective in America. The youngest President ever, Theodore Roosevelt, stood up to the richest financiers in America to find a fair way to do Big Business. A massive coal miner's strike shut down the transportation of goods (like food and fuel) on railroads. Could TR and JOP Morgan resolve the strike and the Railroad Trust lawsuit to save our nation?

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