NPR • June 22, 2026 17:05

Did you know? Alan Greenspan and Ayn Rand were close friends

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One of the most intellectually important relationships in the life of the late Fed chair Alan Greenspan was with his close friend, the formidable novelist and libertarian thinker Ayn Rand.

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