Paul Volcker

Paul Volcker

American, Economist
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Paul Adolph Volcker Jr. (; September 5, 1927 – December 8, 2019) was an American economist. He served two terms as the 12th Chair of the Federal Reserve under U.S. presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan from August 1979 to August 1987. He is widely credited with having ended the high levels of inflation seen in the United States during the 1970s and early 1980s. He was the chairman of the Economic Recovery Advisory Board under President Barack Obama from February 2009 until January 2011.

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Paul Volcker was born on Monday, 5 September 1927 in Cape May, New Jersey. He was best known as an economist. Volcker's country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Sunday, 8 December 2019 in New York City, New York, U.S. at the age of 92. Paul attended high school at Teaneck High School. He had dark brown eyes and bald hair (color). His net worth was reported to be $1,500,000 US dollars. His zodiac star sign was Virgo.

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Paul Volcker is known for his role in the TV series West Wing Week (2010) as Self.

He is also known for his role in the TV series CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley (1979) as Self (segment "Paul Volcker").

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