I am writing to inform you that I shall resign my position as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, effective February 28, 2003, … This decision is a difficult one.

I think the chance of a double-dip recession is remote. We have a lot of stimulus in the pipeline from past [Fed rate] decisions, and it takes a year for policy to work through the...

Bobby doesn’t put any pressure on them and usually, that’s where it comes from. You’ll never see him come out in the paper and say something about a kid who botched a ball or struck...

Greenspan has made spectacular calls about how the economy works,

I don’t think I sat down with him. I think I just shook hands. I know I had to face Steve Carlton. And I’m like . . . Steve Carlton? I don’t remember anything special....

It’s hard to believe that any fundamental tax reform coming out of the administration wouldn’t involve some serious reform of the AMT,

[Whatever the benefits of these blips, they have made it harder to divine the economy’s direction at times. In the spring months of 2002, 2003 and 2004,] we had business people wringing their hands about...

This is the Braves’ finest hour. This one [division title] is better than any of those others . . . except maybe the [first] 1991 one, but it’s right there.

Favorable underlying economic growth trends make the need for a national ‘stimulus’ package — ironic given the substantial government spending probably of about 1 pct of GDP about to occur — questionable,

The toughest part, … is maybe figuring out if you belong here.

Inflation pressures are quite modest in the United States. I don’t think inflation will be a problem this year, or next year, even with the rate cuts.

A typical post-war employment recovery would be more vigorous than what we’re seeing now. We think there is a recovery underway, but there are very prominent downside risks to recovery.