Charles Schultze
Charles Louis Schultze (December 12, 1924 – September 27, 2016) was an American economist and public policy analyst. He served as the Chairperson of the Council of Economic Advisers during the President Carter Administration.
Charles Schultze | |
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| 11th Chair of the Council of Economic Advisers | |
| In office January 22, 1977 – January 20, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Alan Greenspan |
| Succeeded by | Murray Weidenbaum |
| Director of the Bureau of the Budget | |
| In office June 1, 1965 – January 28, 1968 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Kermit Gordon |
| Succeeded by | Charles Zwick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Charles Louis Schultze December 12, 1924 Alexandria, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | September 27, 2016 (aged 91) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Rita Schultze |
| Education | Georgetown University (BA, MA) University of Maryland, College Park (PhD) |
Schultze was appointed the assistant director of the Bureau of the Budget by President John F. Kennedy in 1962, and was the Director from 1965 until 1968 during President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society agenda.
Schultze was born in Alexandria, Virginia. He studied at Georgetown University and at the University of Maryland, College Park. He was a veteran of WWII, serving in the army in the European theater. Schultze died from complications of sepsis caused by dementia on September 27, 2016 in Washington, D.C., aged 92.[1]
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President Carter (far right) meeting with (l to r) Charles Schultze, Michael Blumenthal, Hamilton Jordan and James Schlesinger in the oval office, 1978
References
- ↑ Cowan, Edward (27 September 2016). "Charles L. Schultze, economist in two Democratic administrations, dies at 91". Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/charles-l-schultze-economist-in-two-administrations-dies-at-91/2016/09/27/4ee65d52-84ef-11e6-a3ef-f35afb41797f_story.html. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
Other websites
- Brookings scholar page
- Census Bureau biography
- Selected papers of Charles Schultze cited in the Allan H. Meltzer book A History of the Federal Reserve.
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