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Greenspan's Legacy

Alan Greenspan's memoir, "The Age of Turbulence", comes on the heels of the twentieth anniversary of his swearing in as Fed chairman in August 1987. As the man himself looks back, it's time to take an in-depth look at his tenure and how he stacks up with the 13 other men to hold the post.

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