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Alan Greenspan, who served five terms as chair of the Federal Reserve, died on Monday at the age of 100.
Greenspan’s wife, longtime NBC News journalist Andrea Mitchell, said in a statement to the network that her husband died from complications of Parkinson’s disease.
“He was a giant of a man who helped shape the U.S. economy for decades under presidents of both parties, but was always honest in acknowledging his mistakes,” Mitchell added, according to NBC News.
“To me he was my husband, who shaped my life from our very first date in 1984. He had ‘irrational exuberance’ for baseball, the Washington Commanders, tennis, golf and music, especially jazz,” she continued. “He will be remembered for his brilliance and his kindness. Being his life partner was the joy of my life.”
Greenspan served as the 13th chair of the central bank from 1987 to 2006, a tenure spanning four presidents — Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
Greenspan is the second-longest tenured Fed chair in American history, behind William McChesney Martin.
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