Arthur F. Burns Papers. 1956 - 1987. Federal Reserve Board Subject Files

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Arthur F. Burns Papers. 1956 - 1987. Federal Reserve Board Subject Files

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Burns, Arthur F. (Arthur Frank), 1904-1987

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Arthur Frank Burns (1904-1987) became President Eisenhower's chief economic adviser, serving as the chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, and was given much credit for the 1955 economic miniboom. At the end of Eisenhower's first term in 1956, Burns resigned his official position and returned to his post at Columbia University, but continued to advise Eisenhower on an unofficial basis. During the 1960 presidential campaign, Burns was part of the "Scholars," the academics advising Republic...