All the Presidents' Bankers by Nomi Prins

“ sweeping history of bank presidents and their relationships with the nation's chief executives.” - Kirkus Reviews “Her work is highly recommended both to general readers and to students of financial history.” - Library Journal (starred review) deserves instant classic status” -Wall Street on Parade She presents a new narrative, one that shows how the changing cast of six has shaped America's fortunes under presidents in both parties.” -David Cay Johnston, American Prospect “Even those who have read Secrets of the Temple, William Greider's massive and brilliant 1987 exposé of the Federal Reserve, will find Prins's book worth their time. “A calm, authoritative elucidation of verifiable history.” - Financial Times She can talk the talk and is knowledgeable about the many points where banking and public policy intersect.” -George Melloan, Wall Street Journal Banking was her first career before taking up journalism. “ All the Presidents' Bankers spins an enormous amount of research into a coherent, readable narrative. Prins leaves us with an ominous choice: either we break the alliances of the power elite, or they will break us. All the Presidents’ Bankers explores the alarming global repercussions of a system lacking barriers between public office and private power.

These families and individuals recycle their power through elected office and private channels in Washington, DC.įrom the Panic of 1907 to the financial crisis of 2008, this unprecedented history of American power illuminates how the same financiers retained their authoritative position through history, swaying presidents regardless of party affiliation. She unravels the multi-generational blood, intermarriage, and protÃ© relationships that have confined national influence to a privileged cluster of people. Nomi Prins ushers us into the intimate world of exclusive clubs, vacation spots, and Ivy League universities that binds presidents and financiers. A groundbreaking narrative of how an elite group of men transformed the American economy and government, dictated foreign and domestic policy, and shaped world history.Ĭulled from original presidential archival documents, All the Presidents’ Bankers delivers an explosive account of the hundred-year interdependence between the White House and Wall Street that transcends a simple analysis of money driving politics-or greed driving bankers.

All the Presidents' Bankers by Nomi Prins