Alan Greenspan: The resilience of free societies and the impact of free markets Remarks by Mr Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the US Federal Reserve System, on the occasion of his acceptance of the Eisenhower Medal for Leadership and Service, Eisenhower Fellowship, Philadelphia, 20 May 2004.
* * * Outgoing Governor Amando M. Tetangco, Jr.; distinguished members of the Monetary Board – Finance Secretary and MBM Carlos Dominguez III, MBM Felipe Medalla, MBM Juan De Zuñiga, Jr., MBM Valentin Araneta, MBM Antonio Abacan, and MBM Peter Favila; outgoing MBM members Alfredo Antonio and Armando Suratos; esteemed former Central Bank Governors Jaime Laya, and Jose Cuisia, Jr.; former MB Members – Raul Boncan, Ignacio Bunye, Melito Salazar, and Vicente Valdepeñas; distinguished guests from the banking community, the business sector, and the academe; my co-workers in the BSP in Manila, Quezon City, the regions, and the branches; family and friends, including my wife Tess and my children Jackie, Nikko and Nesty; ladies and gentlemen, good morning!