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W/ Lutnick & the admin increasingly attacking The Federal Reserve’s independence, here is a quick reminder of what the repercussions were when Nixon did the EXACT SAME THING W/ Arthur Burns in 1970… 👇 👇 👇 👇 👇 👇 👇 👇 👇 👇 👇 Remember this attack on J. Powell is for short term political expediency. Don’t be fooled into thinking this represents sound economic policy. It will have significant longterm negative implications on inflation.

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Richard Nixon’s presidency (1969–1974) overlapped with major economic and monetary events, especially surrounding inflation and central bank independence. Here’s a detailed history of Nixon and the Federal Reserve: ⸻ 🔹 1. Nixon’s Economic Context When Nixon took office in 1969: •The U.S. economy was facing “stagflation.” 🔹 2. Nixon and Fed Chairman William McChesney Martin (1969) •Nixon inherited William McChesney Martin, who had been Fed Chair since 1951. •Martin was committed to central bank independence and fighting inflation, often at odds with presidential desires for looser monetary policy. •Nixon replaced Martin in 1970 with Arthur F. Burns, a longtime friend and economic advisor. ⸻ 🔹 3. Nixon and Arthur Burns: Political Pressure on the Fed •Nixon appointed Arthur Burns expecting support for easy monetary policy to help stimulate the economy ahead of the 1972 election. •Tapes from the Nixon White House reveal intense pressure placed on Burns to lower interest rates and pump liquidity into the economy. •Nixon famously said: “We’ll take inflation if necessary, but we can’t take unemployment.” •Under this pressure, the Fed eased policy in 1971–72, fueling a short-term boom that helped Nixon win re-election—but also sowed the seeds of the 1970s inflation crisis. ⸻ 🔹 4. Legacy and Consequences •Nixon’s pressure on the Fed undermined the perception of central bank independence, a concern that persisted until reforms in the late 1970s and early 1980s. •The expansionary monetary policy contributed to double-digit inflation in the later 1970s. •This ultimately required Paul Volcker, appointed in 1979, to drastically tighten monetary policy, triggering the early 1980s recession but restoring inflation control and Fed credibility.
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