TY - BOOK ID - 12017558 TI - Chairman of the Fed PY - 2004 SN - 0300105088 9786611729707 1281729701 0300127790 9780300127799 9780300105087 9781281729705 PB - New Haven DB - UniCat KW - Government economists KW - Biography. KW - Finance KW - Business & Economics KW - Banking KW - Martin, William McChesney. KW - Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) KW - Officials and employees KW - United States KW - Economic policy KW - Martin, William McChesney, KW - Sovet upravli︠a︡i︠u︡shchikh FRS KW - Federal Reserve System (U.S.) KW - F.R.S. KW - FRS KW - United States. KW - Federal Reserve (U.S.) KW - Federalʹnai︠a︡ rezervnai︠a︡ sistema (U.S.) KW - Federal Reserve Board (U.S.) KW - Economists KW - Professional employees in government KW - E-books KW - Martin, William McChesney.. KW - Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) -- Officials and employees -- Biography.. KW - Government economists -- United States -- Biography.. KW - United States -- Economic policy -- 1945-1960.. KW - United States -- Economic policy -- 1961-1971. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:12017558 AB - This 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. ER -