CHICAGO - APRIL 08: Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Alan Greenspan addresses the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference at McCormick Place April 8, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. During his speech Greenspan said the current economic crisis would end when housing prices stabilize. Getty Images logo Getty Images 7 months ago

CHICAGO - APRIL 08: Former Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Alan Greenspan addresses the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference at McCormick Place April 8, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. During his speech Greenspan said the current economic crisis would end when housing prices stabilize.

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  1. Former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan speaks about the economy at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York October 15, 2009. Greenspan said he was not too worried about the latest bout of selling in the U.S. dollar, which recently hit a 14-month low.

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  1. David Leonhardt (2nd R) of the New York Times listens as former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan (R) answers a question at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009. The interview was part of the First Draft of History event, held by the Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute to bring together newsmakers, historians and journalists.
  2. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan laughs during an interview at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009. The interview was part of the First Draft of History event, held by the Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute to bring together newsmakers, historians and journalists.
  3. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan listens to a question during an interview at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009. The interview was part of the First Draft of History event, held by the Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute to bring together newsmakers, historians and journalists.
  4. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan speaks during an interview at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009. The interview was part of the First Draft of History event, held by the Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute to bring together newsmakers, historians and journalists.
  5. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan answers a question during an interview at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009. The interview was part of the First Draft of History event, held by the Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute to bring together newsmakers, historians and journalists.
  6. Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan stands at a doorway as he waits to go onstage for an interview at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009. The interview was part of the First Draft of History event, held by the Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute to bring together newsmakers, historians and journalists.
  7. Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan testifies before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington in this October 23, 2008 file photo. Before the financial crisis erupted in the fall of 2008, executive pay was hardly a front-burner issue at the U.S. Federal Reserve. Greenspan, who ran the institution from 1987 to 2006, didn't consider it the central bank's business. To match FINANCIAL/PAY-FED-POLITICS.
  8. Former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan speaks about the economy at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York October 15, 2009. Greenspan said he was not too worried about the latest bout of selling in the U.S. dollar, which recently hit a 14-month low.
  9. Former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan speaks about the economy at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York October 15, 2009. Greenspan said he was not too worried about the latest bout of selling in the U.S. dollar, which recently hit a 14-month low.
  10. Former chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan speaks about the economy at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York October 15, 2009. Greenspan said he was not too worried about the latest bout of selling in the U.S. dollar, which recently hit a 14-month low.
  11. In this photo provided by ABC News, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, appears for an interview with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's This Week, in Washington, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  12. David Leonhardt (L) of the New York Times interviews former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan at the Newseum in Washington, October 2, 2009. The interview was part of the First Draft of History event, held by the Atlantic Magazine and the Aspen Institute to bring together newsmakers, historians and journalists.

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