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Martin Becomes Federal Reserve Chairman

United States of America · Politics / Federal Reserve. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1951

William McChesney Martin2 April 1951

Washington · Politics / Federal Reserve

William McChesney Martin begins his long tenure as Federal Reserve chairman, taking office shortly after the Treasury-Federal Reserve Accord restored greater flexibility to monetary policy.

Names involved

William McChesney Martin

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