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Paul Volcker was the head of the Federal Reserve under both the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan administrations. President Barack Obama has appointed Volcker to lead the White House Economic Recovery Advisory Board, a group of economic advisers from outside the Executive Branch who will provide insight and strategies for reversing the recession.
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Fast Facts
- Full name: Paul Adolph Volcker
- Born: September 5, 1927
- Birth place: Cape May, New Jersey
- Attended Princeton, Harvard and the London School of Economics
- Served as Undersecretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs from 1969-1974
- Served as chairman of Federal Reserve from 1979-1987Federal Reserve Bank: Paul Volcker Biography
- Served as Undersecretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs from 1969-1974Federal Reserve Bank: Paul Volcker Biography
- Economic adviser to Barack Obama during 2008 electionThe Huffington Post: Obama's Treasury Secretary: Paul Volcker? (November 5, 2008)
- Named head of Obama's Economic Recovery Advisory Board on November 26, 2008
- Obama considered Volcker for the position of Treasury Secretary before appointing Timothy GeithnerThe Caucus: Obama Names Volcker to Head New Economic Panel (November 26, 2008)
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President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board
On November 26, 2008, Obama announced that Volcker had accepted his offer to head the President's Economic Recovery Advisory Board. University of Chicago economics professor and fellow Obama economic adviser Austan Goolsbee serves as the group's its top staff member.The Caucus: Obama Names Volcker to Head New Economic Panel (November 26, 2008) The group also includes GE Chairman Jeffrey Immelt and Harvard University professor Martin Feldstein.The New York Times: Obama Names Economic Panel (February 6, 2009) -
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Wikipedia: Paul Volcker
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Washington Post: Volcker Warns Against Overloading Fed
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WSJ.com: Volcker: We Have the Tools to Manage the Crisis
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YouTube Video: Charlie Rose - Paul Volcker (Time: 6:37)
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Federal Reserve Bank: Paul Volcker Biography
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Reuters: Volcker sees billions more needed in credit rescue
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The New York Times: Obama Names Economic Panel
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William McChesney Martin, where are you now that we need you. Paul Volcker, you are close. Greenspan and Bernanke? Please go away.
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A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics) - $19.95
One of the foremost financial writers of his generation, Peter Bernstein has the unique ability to synthesize intellectual history and economics with the theory and practice of investment management. Now, with classic titles such as Econ...
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Charlie Rose with Paul Volcker; Stephen R. Sestanovich; Andrea Bocelli. (November 24, 2004) - $24.95
Former Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker talks with Charlie about his mandate as a head of an investigation into the United Nations' oil-for-food program for Iraq, as well as the recent decline in the U.S. dollar. Also, former US Ambass...
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Throughout the violent financial disruptions of the past several years, three men have stood out as beacons of judgment and wisdom: Warren Buffett, George Soros, and Paul Volcker. Though their experiences and styles vary—Buffett i...
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