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  1. Arthur Frank Burns (April 27, 1904 – June 26, 1987) was an American economist and diplomat who served as the 10th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1970 to 1978. He previously chaired the Council of Economic Advisers under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1956, and served as the first Counselor to the President under Richard ...

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  2. Arthur F. Burns. Chairman, Board of Governors, 1970–1978. Born: April 27, 1904. Died: June 26, 1987. Arthur F. Burns served two consecutive terms as chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, between January 31, 1970, and March 8, 1978.

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  4. Feb 3, 2023 · WONG: And yet, the Fed under Burns eased up on rates in the early part of the 1970s, when U.S. inflation was already elevated - around 5%. There are some different theories about why Burns did...

  5. Jun 27, 1987 · Arthur F. Burns, who played a central role in shaping American economic policy for more than three decades and who served as Ambassador to West Germany in the early 1980's, died today at the...

  6. Arthur F. Burns. April 27, 1904 - Born in Stanislau, Austria. The Burns family immigrated to the United States when Burns was 10 years old, settling in Bayonne, New Jersey. 1925 - Received A.B. and A.M. degrees in economics from Columbia University 1926-27 - Lecturer in economics at Columbia 1927-44 - Economics instructor at Rutgers University ...

  7. Sep 1, 1996 · While perhaps not a great man, former Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur F. Burns was, in many respects, unlike any Fed chairman to come before him —and since. In his book Economist In An Uncertain World , historian Wyatt C. Wells gives full flavor to the complexity of the man former German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt tagged "the Pope of Economics."

  8. Arthur Frank Burns (April 27, 1904 – June 26, 1987) was an American economist and diplomat who served as the 10th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1970 to 1978. He previously chaired the Council of Economic Advisers under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from 1953 to 1956, and served as the first Counselor to the President under Richard ...