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The cautionary tale of Richard Nixon vs. his Fed chair

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The story of former President Richard Nixon vs. Arthur Burns, his Federal Reserve chair, is a tale of a president pressuring the head of the central bank for political reasons. Burns fought it, then capitulated, and it laid the foundation for later inflation.

Planet Money's Kenny Malone and Mary Childs report.

This segment aired on February 10, 2025.

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