I thought it was Arthur Burns, but it didn't come up quickly in my searches.

Don't know off the top of my head but doesn't sound implausible.

Best Google gives me is this:
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/economy/bernanke-aims-job-market-latest-bid-revive-faltering-recovery-flna997335#:~:text=But%20Bernanke%20told,of%20the%20public.%E2%80%9D

denlillaapan

I recall reading a quote from a Fed Chairman along the lines of "We have to do what the president wants, in order to maintain our independence."

Now I'm having trouble finding it. Was that just apocryphal?

econ

MONEY CLASS OF THE DAY: Fed Independence and Can Trump Really Fire Powell?

I recall reading a quote from a Fed Chairman along the lines of "We have to do what the president wants, in order to maintain our independence."

Now I'm having trouble finding it. Was that just apocryphal?