Ben S. Bernanke

POSITION:

Chairman of the Federal Reserve (2006-2014)

OVERVIEW:

Federal Reserve
Brookings
Washington Post
Biography
Wikipedia

RESOURCES:

Ben Bernanke’s Blog (Brookings)
Statements and Speeches

2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS:

Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Inside the Meltdown (Frontline/ PBS)
The Reckoning (NYT, 9/2008-12/2008)

ARTICLES:

President Barack Obama stands with Ben Bernanke before making a statement on his reappointment as chairman of the Federal Reserve during the President's vacation on Martha's Vineyard, Aug. 25, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) — President Barack Obama stands with Ben Bernanke before making a statement on his reappointment as chairman of the Federal Reserve during the President’s vacation on Martha’s Vineyard, Aug. 25, 2009. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)

Bush Nomination, 10/25/2005 (WP, WP, WSJ, NYT, NYT)
The Education of Ben Bernanke (NYT, 1/20/2008)
Anatomy of a Meltdown (New Yorker, 12/1/2008)
Obama Nomination, 8/24/2009 (NYT, WP, WSJ)
Eight Days (New Yorker, 9/21/2009)
The Villain (The Atlantic, 4/2012)
The Audacious Pragmatist (NYT, 8/22/2013)

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