From the New York Times bestselling author, the fascinating story of U.S. economic policy from Kennedy to Bidenfilled with lessons for today In this book, Alan Blinder, one of the worlds most influential economists and one of the fields best writers, draws on his deep firsthand experience to provide an authoritative account of sixty years of monetary and fiscal policy in the United StatesSpanning twelve presidents, from John F. Kennedy to Joe Biden, and eight Federal Reserve chairs, from William McChesney Martin to Jerome Powell, this is an insiders story of macroeconomic policy that hasnt been told beforeone that is a pleasure to read, and as interesting as it is important. Focusing on the most significant developments and long-term changes, Blinder traces the highs and lows of monetary and fiscal policy, which have by turns cooperated and clashed through many recessions and several long booms over the past six decadesFrom the fiscal policy of Kennedys New Frontier to Bidens