Inside the World of Ben Bernanke

The World of Ben Bernanke A glimpse inside the rarified rooms in Washington where the Fed Chairman oversees the U.S. financial system Photographs by Dan Winters for TIME
Dan Winters for TIME

Desktop
Among the items on the Chairman's desk is a flip calendar that provides a variation of Murphy's Law — "Anything that can go wrong will go wrong" — for each day of the year.

share

Get the Latest Photos from Time.com
Get TIME photos and pictures of the week delivered directly to your inbox.