Volcker
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Buffett added that Powell and former Fed chair Paul Volcker are his “heroes” at the Fed.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Note: Paul Volcker is not shown because he was nominated to fill an unexpected vacancy when Miller was chosen to become the Treasury secretary in 1979.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
When President Ronald Reagan nominated Greenspan to head the Fed in 1987, skeptics suggested the economic consultant-turned-White House aide wouldn’t be able to fill the shoes of his predecessor, Paul Volcker.
From Barron's • Feb. 27, 2026
The justly celebrated Paul Volcker, central banking hero and Fed chairman from 1979 to 1987, had an M.A. in political economy, but no Ph.D.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
This small group was occasionally joined by Secretary of State George Shultz and on some rare occasions by Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker.
From Definition & Reality in the General Theory of Political Economy by Colignatus, Thomas
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