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Whatever your definition of a 'great american, ' Bill Martin meets it. He passed effortlessly from floor broker on the NYSE to its first professional paid president, became the only Wall Streeter to enter the Army as a private in World War II, [helped] negotiate the end of lend lease with Russia, created while Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, the document that established the independence of the Federal Reserve System, then served 18 years as the Fed's Chairman, playing tennis just about every day. A one-of-a-kind narrative. -- Martin Mayer, author of The Fed: The Inside Story of How the World's Most Powerful Financial Institution Drives the Markets<br>

Whatever your definition of a 'great american, ' Bill Martin meets it. He passed effortlessly from floor broker on the NYSE to its first professional paid president, became the only Wall Streeter to enter the Army as a private in World War II, [helped] negotiate the end of lend lease with Russia, created while Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, the document that established the independence of the Federal Reserve System, then served 18 years as the Fed's Chairman, playing tennis just about every day. A one-of-a-kind narrative. Martin Mayer, author of The Fed: The Inside Story of How the World s Most Powerful Financial Institution Drives the Markets

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Robert P. Bremner has held positions in the World Bank and the investment baking industry. He is a former small business owner and currently serves as a public trustee for a large mutual fund management company.

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