On the Brink
Inside the Race to Stop the Collapse of the Global Financial System
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Economics & Politics
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- What role then-Treasury Secretary Henry “Hank” Paulson played in the financial rescues of 2008
- How his negotiations unfolded behind the scenes
Why you should read On the Brink
If books about the 2008 financial collapse are starting to run together in your mind, rest assured that former Treasury Secretary Henry M. Paulson Jr.’s memoir is unique. In the first account by a high-ranking government official, Paulson lets out some juicy details. He describes the dry heaves and insomnia he suffered throughout the crisis, his pithy banter with President George W. Bush and his irritation with the ever-perky Sarah Palin. Even so, readers get the sense from his carefully scrubbed copy that Paulson is holding back. Alas, you may have expected as much – loose lips don’t help one become Treasury secretary or CEO of Goldman Sachs (his former job). Still, this memoir is enlightening for his personal perspective. getAbstract recommends it to taxpayers and policy makers seeking insight into the interactions of Washington and Wall Street.
About the Author
Henry M. Paulson Jr. served as President George W. Bush’s Secretary of the Treasury from July 2006 to January 2009. He stepped down as CEO of Goldman Sachs to take that office.
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