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Arthur Burns
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| United States Ambassador to Germany | |
| In office June 30, 1981 – May 16, 1985 |
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| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Walter Stoessel |
| Succeeded by | Richard Burt |
| 10th Chair of the Federal Reserve | |
| In office February 1, 1970 – March 8, 1978 |
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| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Deputy | James Robertson George Mitchell Stephen Gardner |
| Preceded by | Bill Martin |
| Succeeded by | William Miller |
| Member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors | |
| In office February 1, 1970 – March 8, 1978 |
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| President | Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Bill Martin |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Teeters |
| Counselor to the President | |
| In office January 20, 1969 – November 5, 1969 |
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| President | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Bryce Harlow Pat Moynihan |
| 3rd Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| In office March 19, 1953 – December 1, 1956 |
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| President | Dwight Eisenhower |
| Preceded by | Leon Keyserling |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Saulnier |
| Personal details | |
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Arthur Frank Burns
August 27, 1904 Stanislau, Austria-Hungary (now Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine) |
| Died | June 26, 1987 (aged 82) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Bernstein |
| Education | Columbia University (BA, MA, PhD) |
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| Doctoral advisor |
Wesley Clair Mitchell |
| Doctoral students |
Arthur Melvin Okun |
Arthur Frank Burns (August 27, 1904 – June 26, 1987) was an American economist. His career alternated between academia and government. From 1927 to the 1970s, Burns taught and researched at Rutgers University, Columbia University, and the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Burns was the chairman of the U.S. Council of Economic Advisors from 1953 to 1956 under Dwight D. Eisenhower's presidency. In 1969, he originated the post of Counselor to the President, under Richard Nixon. He served as the Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1970 to 1978 and as Ambassador to West Germany from 1981 to 1985.
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