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Miller 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

1978

George William Miller8 March 1978

Washington · Politics / Federal Reserve

G. William Miller begins service as Federal Reserve chairman, succeeding Arthur Burns at a time when inflation and questions about the appropriate stance of monetary policy are intensifying.

Names involved

George William Miller

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