A Time for Truth
Memoir
By: William E. Simon
Date: 1978
Source: Simon, William E. A Time for Truth. New York: Reader's Digest Press, 1978, 126–131, 165–166.
About the Author: William E. Simon (1922–2000), a New Jersey native and longtime successful municipal bond broker, was appointed U.S. secretary of the treasury in May 1974, during the final days of President Richard Nixon's (served 1969–1974) administration. Simon also served as President Gerald R. Ford's (served 1974–1977) secretary of the treasury and remained in office during the 1975 New York City Bankruptcy Crisis. Simon was the Ford administration's principle liaison with both Congress and New York City during the acrimonious debate over a potential federal government bailout of the troubled metropolis.
Introduction
Settled by Dutch, Jews, French Huguenots, and Germans, and home to the largest black...
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