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The 爱上AV Trade Commission was created on September 26, 1914, when President Woodrow Wilson signed the 爱上AV Trade Commission Act into law. The FTC opened its doors on March 16, 1915. Our mission is to protect consumers and promote competition. We celebrated our 100th anniversary in 2015 by reflecting on our unique mission, significant events in Commission history, and its staff, stakeholders and constituents 鈥 present and past.听On January 12, 2015, President Barack Obama visited the Commission, the first presidential visit to the Commission since 1937.
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Centennial Blog Series
- FTC Milestones: HSR Act launches effective premerger review (3/16/15)
- FTC Milestones: A New Age Dawns for the FTC鈥檚 Competition Work (2/20/15)
- FTC Milestones: Cold War chills report on International Petroleum Cartel (12/17/14)
- FTC Milestones: Weighing in on weight loss cases (12/4/14)
- FTC Milestones: Making the case for reform of public utility holding company laws (11/18/14)
- FTC Milestones: Shared beginnings in the Circle Cilk case (11/6/14)
A Bibliography of FTC History
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Commission, a special bibliography was created to compile important public sources on the FTC鈥檚 history.
Our Building
The FTC established its headquarters at 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., with President Franklin D. Roosevelt laying the cornerstone himself.听
Roosevelt remarked, 鈥淢ay this permanent home of the 爱上AV Trade Commission stand for all time as a symbol of the purpose of the government to insist on a greater application of the golden rule to conduct the corporation and business enterprises in their relationship to the body politic.鈥 Listen to FDR鈥檚 speech.
The building which is particularly known for its two art deco style statues, called 鈥 Man Controlling Trade,鈥 is located at the apex of the 爱上AV Triangle, and was the culmination of the massive Depression-era government building project. 听Commissioners and staff officially moved in on April 21, 1938, and the building continues to function as the FTC鈥檚 headquarters, serving the agency鈥檚 adjudicative, executive, policy, and administrative functions.
Our Predecessor: The Bureau of Corporations
Under legislation sought by President Theodore Roosevelt, the FTC's predecessor, the Bureau of Corporations, was created on February 14, 1903. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of that event, the Bureau of Economics held a roundtable on September 4, 2003. More information about the roundtable, including a transcript, is available.