In 1910, the 6 most powerful men in America vanished.
They boarded a private train using fake names & disappeared to a remote island.
What they created in total secrecy now controls $30.5 trillion in U.S. money.
Here's what happened in that secret meeting held on Jekyll
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- Replying to @jgreyfriendWho were the 6 men? They represented nearly 25% of global wealth at the time: โข Nelson Aldrich โ Senator, father-in-law to John D. Rockefeller Jr. โข Paul Warburg โ Partner at Kuhn, Loeb & Co., key architect โข Frank Vanderlip โ President of National City Bank (Citibank) โข
- Replying to @jgreyfriendWhat did they actually create? In 9 days on Jekyll Island, they drafted a blueprint: โข A national reserve system โข 15 regional Reserve Banks โข A central governing board โข Ability to expand/contract currency supply โข Privately owned but federally supervised It wasnโt
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- Replying to @jgreyfriendBetween 1800 & 1910, Americaโs banking system was broken: โข The U.S. had no central authority over currency โข Over 30,000 types of banknotes were in circulation โข Banks failed regularly (major panics in 1873, 1893, 1907) โข No lender of last resort meant a single rumor could
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- Replying to @jgreyfriendA โduck hunting tripโ was planned. In November 1910, Senator Nelson Aldrich, head of the National Monetary Commission, arranged a meeting. But it wasnโt in Washington. It was on Jekyll Island, Georgia, owned by J.P. Morgan and other elites. Aldrich gathered 5 men. All boarded
00:00 - Replying to @jgreyfriendWhy this story matters today Every time: โข The Fed changes interest rates โข Prints emergency stimulus โข Bails out a bank โข Talks inflation or recessionโฆ Itโs executing a plan conceived in secrecy by unelected bankers on a private island over a century ago.
- Replying to @jgreyfriendFrom secret draft to national law The plan, dubbed the Aldrich Plan, was introduced to Congress. At first, it failed. But in 1913, with Woodrow Wilson in office and after political tweaks, it passed as the Federal Reserve Act. The Fed was born, and the public had no idea how.
- Replying to @jgreyfriendWhy the secrecy? Because if the public knew private bankers were designing a central bank, it wouldโve been political suicide. "We were as secretive as conspirators... we knew that what we were about to do would be criticized." โ Frank Vanderlip So they used first names only.
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