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| − | + | '''Alan Greenspan''' (born 1926) is an American economist who was Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]] Board from 1987 to 2006, when he was succeeded by [[Ben Bernanke]]. Currently he works for [[John Paulson]] [http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2008/01/john_paulson_aquires_an_alan_g.html]. | |
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He has been blamed for mishandling the financial markets, thus facilitating the [[Financial Crisis of 2008]]. He confessed to Congress he never thought the crash could happen. | He has been blamed for mishandling the financial markets, thus facilitating the [[Financial Crisis of 2008]]. He confessed to Congress he never thought the crash could happen. | ||
| − | He is a close friend and follower of libertarian writer [[Ayn Rand]]. | + | As a top advisor to President [[Ronald Reagan]] he led the successful 1983 refinancing of the [[Social Security]] system that put it on a sound financial basis for the next 75 years. |
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| + | Greenspan wrote a [[memoir]] titled ''The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World'', published September 17, 2007.<ref name="TurbRevKinsley" /><ref>{{cite news |first=Nell |last=Henderson |title=Greenspan Unconcerned About Housing |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/06/AR2006110600588.html |work=The Washington Post |date=November 7, 2006 |accessdate=March 20, 2016}}</ref> | ||
| + | ==Personal life== | ||
| + | He is a close friend and follower of libertarian writer [[Ayn Rand]].<ref name="TurbRevKinsley">{{cite news |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/books/review/Kinsley-t.html |title =Greenspan Shrugged |first=Michael |last=Kinsley |authorlink=Michael Kinsley |work=The New York Times |date=October 14, 2007 |accessdate=March 20, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071114184924/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/books/review/Kinsley-t.html |archivedate=November 14, 2007 |deadurl=no}}</ref> He dated journalist [[Barbara Walters]] in the late 1970s.<ref name="TurbRevKinsley" /> In 1984, at age 58, Greenspan began dating journalist [[Andrea Mitchell]] who is 20 years younger. In 1997, they were married by Supreme Court Justice [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]].<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/07/business/07offtheshelf.html |title =The Boy Behind the Global Theories |author = [[Stephen Kotkin]] |work= New York Times |date=October 7, 2007 |accessdate=March 20, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.nytimes.com/1997/04/06/style/alan-greenspan-andrea-mitchell.html |title =Alan Greenspan, Andrea Mitchell |date=April 6, 1997 |work= New York Times}}</ref> | ||
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*[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article3073738.ece The Greenspan Years] by Robert Reich | *[http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/the_tls/article3073738.ece The Greenspan Years] by Robert Reich | ||
*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/exclusions/hubpages/greenspan/greenspan.xml Alan Greenspan] Memoirs in the Telegraph | *[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/exclusions/hubpages/greenspan/greenspan.xml Alan Greenspan] Memoirs in the Telegraph | ||
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Revision as of 22:21, June 27, 2016
Alan Greenspan (born 1926) is an American economist who was Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board from 1987 to 2006, when he was succeeded by Ben Bernanke. Currently he works for John Paulson [1].
He has been blamed for mishandling the financial markets, thus facilitating the Financial Crisis of 2008. He confessed to Congress he never thought the crash could happen.
As a top advisor to President Ronald Reagan he led the successful 1983 refinancing of the Social Security system that put it on a sound financial basis for the next 75 years.
Greenspan wrote a memoir titled The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World, published September 17, 2007.[1][2]
Personal life
He is a close friend and follower of libertarian writer Ayn Rand.[1] He dated journalist Barbara Walters in the late 1970s.[1] In 1984, at age 58, Greenspan began dating journalist Andrea Mitchell who is 20 years younger. In 1997, they were married by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kinsley, Michael. "Greenspan Shrugged", The New York Times, October 14, 2007. Retrieved on March 20, 2016. Archived from the original on November 14, 2007.
- ↑ Henderson, Nell. "Greenspan Unconcerned About Housing", The Washington Post, November 7, 2006. Retrieved on March 20, 2016.
- ↑ Stephen Kotkin. "The Boy Behind the Global Theories", New York Times, October 7, 2007. Retrieved on March 20, 2016.
- ↑ "Alan Greenspan, Andrea Mitchell", New York Times, April 6, 1997.
External links
- The Greenspan Years by Robert Reich
- Alan Greenspan Memoirs in the Telegraph
