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He was appointed Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]], making him one of the [[United States]]'s most senior financial officials, on August 11, 1986.<ref name=FriedmanGreenspanLegacy/> He held that office until January 31, 2006. | He was appointed Chairman of the [[Federal Reserve]], making him one of the [[United States]]'s most senior financial officials, on August 11, 1986.<ref name=FriedmanGreenspanLegacy/> He held that office until January 31, 2006. | ||
In a December 2000 profile in ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair magazine]] [[Christopher Hitchens]] noted that Greenspan was regarded as the second most important official in America, while mocking his boyish admiration of [[Ayn Rand]].<ref name=vanityfair2000-12-06/> | |||
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| url = | | url = https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2000/12/hitchens-200012 | ||
| title = | | title = Greenspan Shrugged | ||
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| author = | | author = [[Christopher Hitchens]] | ||
| date = | | date = 2000-12-06 | ||
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| quote = | | quote = But he’s quietly approaching his fifth term of office. And in that capacity he probably does possess more power than any president. <!-- A nod from him about the interest rate and global markets quiver along every nerve and ganglion. And therefore, since most of foreign policy is now driven by economics, and most wars are fought largely by economic means, he disposes of more power than any 12 heads of government of any remotely comparable countries. --> | ||
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Alan Greenspan was an American economist.[1] He was appointed Chairman of the Federal Reserve, making him one of the United States's most senior financial officials, on August 11, 1986.[1] He held that office until January 31, 2006. In a December 2000 profile in Vanity Fair magazine Christopher Hitchens noted that Greenspan was regarded as the second most important official in America, while mocking his boyish admiration of Ayn Rand.[2] References
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