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'''Alan Greenspan''' (b. 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].

'''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].

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]].<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>

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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==External links==

*[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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