03479nam 22006374a 450 991080724150332120240418000045.01-281-72970-197866117297070-300-12779-010.12987/9780300127799(CKB)1000000000471808(StDuBDS)BDZ0022168082(SSID)ssj0000119532(PQKBManifestationID)11131972(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000119532(PQKBWorkID)10057026(PQKB)10952538(StDuBDS)EDZ0000157959(DE-B1597)485217(OCoLC)1013963047(DE-B1597)9780300127799(Au-PeEL)EBL3419983(CaPaEBR)ebr10170009(OCoLC)923589080(MiAaPQ)EBC3419983(EXLCZ)99100000000047180820040514d2004 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtccrChairman of the Fed William McChesney Martin, Jr., and the creation of the modern American financial system /Robert P. Bremner1st ed.New Haven Yale University Pressc20041 online resource (1 online resource (vi, 357 p.) )illBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-300-10508-8 Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-344) and index.Front matter --Contents --Introduction: Who Was Bill Martin? --1. A Family of Substance --2. Into the Maelstrom --3. Cleaning the Augean Stables of Capitalism --4. From President to Private and Back Again --5. From Crisis to Crisis --6. By Fits and Starts --7. Trying to Manage Prosperity --8. Gunfight on the New Frontier --9. Sowing the Wind --10. Reaping the Whirlwind --11. Passing the Torch --12. The Public Private Citizen --Epilogue --Appendix --Abbreviations --Notes --Acknowledgments --IndexThis is the first biography of William McChesney Martin, Jr. (1906-1998), the first paid president of the New York Stock Exchange and the chairman of the Federal Reserve System under Presidents Truman to Nixon. The extent of Martin's influence on the course of American economic history was significant: arguably he has done more to strengthen and reform the nation's most important financial institutions than has any other individual. Chairman of the Fed tells Martin's fascinating life story and explains his lasting impact on the NYSE and the Fed, both troubled institutions that Martin transformed. The book provides an inside look into the economic deliberations of five presidential administrations and describes Martin's battles to bring about ethical and intelligent regulation of U.S. financial markets. His experiences shed light not only on the evolution of the American financial system but also on critical issues that confront the system today.Government economistsUnited StatesBiographyUnited StatesEconomic policy1945-1960United StatesEconomic policy1961-1971Government economists332.1/1/092BBremner Robert P.1940-1657274MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807241503321Chairman of the Fed4010608UNINA