## Volcker: The Triumph of Persistence

**October 15, 2012**
Former Federal Reserve Chairman [Paul Volcker](http://www.ny.frb.org/aboutthefed/PVolckerbio.html) and Professor [William Silber](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/william-silber) held a public discussion and responded to audience questions regarding the lessons for public policy arising from Silber's new biography, *[Volcker: The Triumph of Persistence](http://www.amazon.com/dp/1608190706)*, moderated by *Wall Street Journal* editor Francesco Guerrera.

**Video:**

[![Volcker Silber event video 400](/sites/default/files/assets/images/con_038262.jpg)](/media/video/CON_038059)**Media:**

- The Washington Post:
[Volcker: The Triumph of Persistence](http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/volcker-the-triumph-of-persistence-by-william-l-silber/2012/11/09/8a3265d4-2366-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_story.html)
November 9, 2012
- Bloomberg Businessweek:
[Book Review: 'Volcker,' by William Silber](http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-27/book-review-volcker-by-william-silber)
September 27, 2012

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