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

The Chairman's Office
In an age of online newswires, Bernanke still deals in his share of paper, using a sorting system that predates the past century. A Rauschenberg hangs above the fireplace and a Diet Dr Pepper stands on the table.

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