Henry Ford is said to have spent an evening at the White House pleading for this bill's veto. An indirect effect of this legislation was the Bretton Woods agreement, and later, the general agreement on tariffs and trade. One of this bill's  creators had earlier helped draft the Fordney-McCumber tariff, which increased tarif
Henry Ford is said to have spent an evening at the White House pleading for this bill's veto. An indirect effect of this legislation was the Bretton Woods agreement, and later, the general agreement on tariffs and trade. One of this bill's  creators had earlier helped draft the Fordney-McCumber tariff, which increased tariffs less than this 1930 legislation did.  FTP, name this tariff act signed by Herbert Hoover, which resulted in the highest U.S. tariff rates ever.
Henry Ford is said to have spent an evening at the White House pleading for this bill's veto.