Alan Greenspan and Adrian Wooldridge, "Capitalism in America"

Alan Greenspan and Adrian Wooldridge discuss their book, "Capitalism in America", at a Politics and Prose event at George Washington University on 10/16/18. Alan Greenspan, legendary former chair of the Federal Reserve Board, and Economist political editor and historian Adrian Wooldridge give us Capitalism in America, an epic story of America's evolution from a small patchwork of threadbare colonies to the world's most powerful engine of wealth and innovation. Greenspan distills a lifetime of grappling with these questions into a thrilling and profound master reckoning with the decisive drivers of the US economy over the course of its history. There's no better moment to apply the lessons of history to the most pressing question we face: Can the United States preserve its sovereignty, or will we see our leadership pass to other, inevitably less democratic powers? Greenspan and Wooldridge are in conversation with Liaquat Ahamed, whose book Lords of Finance was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for History. https://www.politics-prose.com/book/9... Alan Greenspan was born in 1926 and reared in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City. After studying the clarinet at Juilliard and working as a professional musician, he earned his BA, MA, and PhD in economics from New York University. In 1954, he cofounded the economic consulting firm Townsend-Greenspan & Company. From 1974 to 1977, he served as chair of the Council of Economic Advisors under President Gerald Ford. In 1987, President Ronald Reagan appointed him chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, a position Greenspan held until his retirement in 2006. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Age of Turbulence. Adrian Wooldridge is a Washington correspondent for The Economist and was its West Coast bureau chief, based in Los Angeles. He is the author of Measuring the Mind: Education and Psychology in England, 1860–1990. He has written for The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, and The Times of London, and has appeared on NPR and the BBC. Founded by Carla Cohen and Barbara Meade in 1984, Politics and Prose Bookstore is Washington, D.C.'s premier independent bookstore and cultural hub, a gathering place for people interested in reading and discussing books. Politics and Prose offers superior service, unusual book choices, and a haven for book lovers in the store and online. Visit them on the web at http://www.politics-prose.com/ Produced by Tom Warren