Alan Greenspan Dies at 100

During his chairmanship, Greenspan was celebrated as possibly the best central banker in history. But later, his reputation was tarnished by the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

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

As chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan became the world's most high-profile banker.

Alan Greenspan, who led the Federal Reserve under four presidents, steering the economy through unprecedented growth but also unnerving crisis, has died. He was 100. Greenspan’s wife, NBC News chief Washington correspondent and chief foreign affairs correspondent, said in a statement that he d