Statements and Speeches of Arthur F. Burns
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Arthur F. Burns served as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from February 1, 1970, to January 31, 1978, as pro tempore chairman from February 1, 1978 through March 7, 1978, and remained a member until his resignation on March 31, 1978.
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1970
to 1978
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Topics:
- Publications from the Board of Governors
- Public Statements of Federal Reserve Board Chairmen
- Public Statements of Federal Reserve Board Members and Chairmen
Citation:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) and Burns, Arthur F. (Arthur Frank), 1904-1987, ([year]), Statements and Speeches of Arthur F. Burns, [issue title/date], accessed May 20, 2013 from FRASER, http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/publication/?pid=449
1970
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February 7, 1970 - Statement before the Committee on Banking and Currency
(650.0K)
Statement at hearings on emergency home financing.
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February 18, 1970 - Statement before the Joint Economic Committee
(855.7K)
Statement on the 1970 Economic Report of the President.
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February 28, 1970 - Copyright
(453.0K)
An article in the New York Times from March 2, 1970 reported on Arthur Burns' off-the-cuff remarks at the 50th Anniversary of the National Bureau of Economic Research. The article is available via subscription databases such as ProQuest or TimesSelect.
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March 18, 1970 - Statement before the Committee on Banking and Currency. United States Senate.
(827.8K)
Statement at hearings on the state of the national economy.
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April 6, 1970 - The Federal Reserve and the Banking System
(622.3K)
Remarks before the 59th Annual Meeting of the Association of Reserve City Bankers, Boca Raton, Florida.
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April 29, 1970 - Federal Reserve Monetary Policy
(457.3K)
Remarks before the VII Meeting of the Governors of Central Banks of the American Continent, Vina del Mar, Chile.
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May 18, 1970 - Inflation: The Fundamental Challenge to Stabilization Policies
(768.3K)
Remarks before the Seventeenth Annual Monetary Conference of the American Bankers Association, Hot Springs, Virginia.
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May 27, 1970 - Businessmen's Dinner at White House
(117.9K)
Includes approved remarks to be used by Ron Ziegler as necessary, giving a summary of the Chairman's remarks.
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June 26, 1970 - The Economic Contest Between Freedom and Authoritarianism
(801.8K)
Address at Chungang University, Seoul, [South] Korea.
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July 2, 1970 - The Triumph of Free Enterprise
(948.1K)
Address in Tokyo, Japan.
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July 6, 1970 - Dedication and Hope
(298.5K)
Commencement Address at Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
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July 26,1970 - Copyright
(453.0K)
Interview on NBC's Meet the Press. Permission not yet granted to reproduce the transcript.
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October 17, 1970 - Monetary Policy in 1970
(210.0K)
Outline of speech before the Business Council in Hot Springs, VA
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December 7, 1970 - The Basis for Lasting Prosperity
(958.6K)
Address in the Pepperdine College Great Issue Series at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California.
1971
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January 31, 1971 - Copyright
(453.0K)
Transcript of interview from local NBC affiliate (WRC-TV) in Washington, D.C. We have not yet received permission to reproduce transcript here.
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February 4, 1971 - Outline of Talk at Dinner Meeting of International Council of Morgan Guaranty Trust Co.
(88.9K)
Talk at dinner meeting in New York.
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February 19, 1971 - Statement before the Joint Economic Committee.
(800.4K)
Statement on the 1971 Economic Report of the President.
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April 5, 1971 - Possible Remarks at Ground-Breaking for New Federal Reserve Building
(230.0K)
Includes background material
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May 28, 1971 - Two Key Issues of Monetary Policy
(442.6K)
Remarks before the 1971 International Banking Conference, Munich, Germany. Text by Cable from Munich.
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July 23, 1971 - 1971 Mid-year Review of the Economy
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Statement before the Joint Economic Committee
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November 2, 1971 - Statement before the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. United States Senate.
(4.0M)
Statement at hearings on economic stabilization legislation.
1972
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February 24, 1972 - Statement before the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. United States Senate.
(477.6K)
Statement before Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs United States Senate
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May 12, 1972 - Some Essentials of International Monetary Reform
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Remarks before the 1972 International Banking Conference, Montreal, Canada.
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July 26, 1972 - Statement before the Joint Economic Committee
(473.3K)
Statement at hearings on the 1972 midyear review of the economy.
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December 7, 1972 - Statement before the Subcommittee on Priorities and Economy in Government of the Joint Economic Committee.
(371.5K)
Statement at hearings on housing subsidies and housing policies.
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December 29, 1972 - The Problem of Inflation
(770.1K)
Address before the Joint Luncheon Meeting of the American Economic Association and the American Finance Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
1973
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February 20, 1973 - Statement before the Joint Economic Committee.
(533.1K)
Statement at hearings on the 1973 Economic Report of the President.
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February 27, 1973 - Statement before the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. United States Senate.
(362.6K)
Statement at hearings on the amendment of the Par Value Modification Act.
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March 7, 1973 - Statement before the Subcommittee on International Finance of the Committee on Banking and Currency. House of Representatives.
(287.6K)
Statement at hearings on the amendment of the Par Value Modification Act.
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April 26, 1973 - The Structure of Reserve Requirements
(602.9K)
Address before the Governing Council Spring Meeting, American Bankers Association, White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.
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May 6, 1973 - Reform of the Federal Budget
(395.6K)
Address at the Annual Commencement Exercises, School of Government, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
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June 5, 1973 - The Relevance of Adam Smith to Today's Problems
(683.0K)
Address at the Adam Smith Symposium, Kirkcaldy, Scotland.
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June 6, 1973 - Some Problems of Central Banking
(333.4K)
Address before the 1973 International Monetary Conference, Paris, France.
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August 3, 1973 - State of the National Economy
(808.9K)
Statement before the Joint Economic Committee
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September 8, 1973 - Objectives and Responsibilities of the Federal Reserve System
(493.6K)
Address at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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October 13, 1973 - The Outlook for the Dollar
(277.4K)
Remarks at the Business Council, Hot Springs, Virginia.
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October 24, 1973 - Public Debt Ceiling
(81.0K)
Notes for speech before the House Ways and Means Committee, Markup Session on Debt Limit Bill
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November 6, 1973 - Federal Reserve Press Release
(1.2M)
Includes text of a letter from Burns to Senator William Proxmire on the role of money supply in conduct of monetary policy.
1974
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February 6, 1974 - Statement before the Subcommittee on Production and Stabilization of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. United States Senate.
(756.9K)
On the extension of the Economic Stabilization Act.
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February 21, 1974 - Statement before the Committee on Appropriations. House of Representatives.
(568.9K)
Statement at hearings on the Federal budget for 1975.
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April 22, 1974 - Transcript of Press Briefing held at the Federal Reserve Building
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Washington, D.C.
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May 26, 1974 - Menace of Inflation
(507.4K)
Address at the 141st Commencement Exercises at Illinois College, in Jacksonville, Illinois
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June 6, 1974 - Copyright
(453.0K)
The Board of Governors did not release the transcript of this speech. It was, however, covered by newspapers. We have not yet received permission to reproduce the copyrighted article(s) here.
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October 10, 1974 - Statement before the Joint Economic Committee
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Statement at hearings on financial and capacity needs.
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October 14, 1974 - Conference Call
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Remarks (conference call) at "Finance Magazine's" Banker of the Year Award to Gaylord Freeman
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October 21, 1974 - Maintaining the Soundness of Our Banking System
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Address at the 1974 American Bankers Association Convention, in Honolulu, Hawaii
1975
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January 30, 1975 - Statement before the Committee on Ways and Means. House of Representatives.
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Fiscal Policy.
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February 6, 1975 - Statement before the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy of the Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing. House of Representatives.
(690.2K)
Statement at hearings on H.R. 212, Amendment to Credit Control Act.
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February 7, 1975 - Statement before the Joint Economic Committee.
(859.2K)
Statement at hearings on the 1975 Economic Report of the President.
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February 19, 1975 - Outline of Statement before the Committee on Banking and Currency, House of Representatives
(144.3K)
Hearings on "Credit Allocation Act of 1975; Lower Interest Rates"
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February 25, 1975 - Statement before the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. United States Senate.
(662.3K)
Statement at hearings on monetary policy oversight.
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May 1, 1975 - Statement before the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. United States Senate.
(728.2K)
Statement at hearings on the conduct of monetary policy.
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May 6, 1975 - The Current Recession in Perspective.
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Address at the Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Society of American Business Writers, Washington, D.C.
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May 25, 1975 - Copyright
(453.0K)
Chairman Burns was a guest at this televised program. We do not yet have copyright permission to make this transcript freely available.
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June 9, 1975 - Burns Statement issued
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Press Release issued by the Board of Governors.
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July 29, 1975 - Statement before the Joint Economic Committee
(885.5K)
Statement at hearings on the midyear review of the economy.
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September 19, 1975 - The Real Issues of Inflation and Unemployment
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Address at the Blue Key Honor Society Annual Awards Dinner, The University of George, Athens, Georgia.
- October 8, 1975 - New York Financial Crisis: Statement before the Joint Economic Committee. (559.1K)
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October 20, 1975 - Statement before the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs. United States Senate.
(617.3K)
Statement at hearings on Federal Reserve reform and audit.
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November 12, 1975 - Statement before the Government Information and Individual Rights Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations. House of Representatives.
(549.7K)
Statement at hearings: Government in the Sunshine.
1976
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January 18, 1976 - Interview on ABC's Issues and Answers
(339.3K)
© 1976, ABC News. Permission to reprint given 02-01-2007.
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January 28, 1976 - State of National Economy
(324.6K)
Testimony before House Appropriations Committee
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March 18, 1976 - Statement before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, Supervision, Regulation and Insurance of the Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing. House of Representatives.
(1.1M)
Statement at hearings on the Financial Reform Act of 1976.
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April 9, 1976 - Statement before the Committee on Banking, Currency, and Housing. House of Representatives.
(449.3K)
Independence and responsibility of the Federal Reserve System.
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May 17, 1976 - Copyright
(453.0K)
We have not yet received permission to make this transcript available.
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May 22, 1976 - The Independence of the Federal Reserve System
(382.2K)
Address at the 133th Commencement Exercises of Bryant College, Smithfield, Rhode Island.
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June 11, 1976 - The World-Wide Problem of Inflation
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Address at the Commencement Exercises of the Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida.
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June 19, 1976 - The Proper Limits of Openness in Government
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Address at the 1976 International Monetary Conference, San Francisco, California.
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September 19, 1976 - Statement at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
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Dedication of the new Federal Reserve Bank building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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November 18, 1976 - The Effects of Inflation on Homebuilding
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Address at the Annual Convention of the United States League of Savings Institutions. New York, New York.
1977
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April 2, 1977 - Trends in Banking Legislation
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Outline of Speech to Reserve City Bankers
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May 14, 1977 - The Significance of Our Productivity Lag
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Address at the Commencement Exercises of the University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina.
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July 29, 1977 - Statement before the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs. House of Representatives.
(850.4K)
July 29, 1977.
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August 13, 1977 - The Importance of an Independent Central Bank
(490.3K)
Address at the Commencement Exercises of Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Florida.
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September 12, 1977 - Vital Issues of Banking Legislation
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Address at the 83rd Annual Convention of the Kentucky Bankers Association, Louisville, Kentucky.
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October 26, 1977 - The Need for Better Profits
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Address at Gonzaga University's 1977 Founder's Day, Spokane, Washington.
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November 29, 1977 - Investing in Physical and Human Capital
(960.0K)
Address at the Annual Meeting of the American Council of Life Insurance, New York, New York.
1978
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January 30, 1978 - Some Parting Thoughts
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Address at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.