Alan Greenspan Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alan Greenspan, based on 2 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

2 records1987–20052 events1 places

Chronological biography

1987

Black Monday Response20 October 1987

Economy / Stock Market · Chairman of Federal Reserve · Washington

The Federal Reserve pledges liquidity after the largest one-day percentage stock-market fall.

2005

Federal Reserve24 October 2005

Government / Republican Party Government

President Bush nominates economist Ben Bernanke to succeed Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board when his term expires on January 31, 2006. The legendary Greenspan had served as the Feds chairman for 18 years

Titles and roles

Chairman of Federal Reserve

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.