Peter G Peterson: 3 books
The Education of an American Dreamer
How a Son of Greek Immigrants Learned His Way from a Nebraska Diner to Washington, Wall Street, and Beyond
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2009
With insight and refreshing candor, Peter G. Peterson describes his remarkable life story beginning in Kearney, Nebraska as an eight-year-old manning the cash register at his father's Greek diner through his "Mad Men" advertising days, to Secretary of Commerce in Nixon's paranoid White House,...
Steering Clear
How to Avoid a Debt Crisis and Secure Our Economic Future
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2015
“Despite clear danger and explicit warnings, the United States of America—distracted by short-term challenges and its own political dysfunction—is steaming toward its own collision, one with long-term debt.”
Philanthropist, businessman, and former secretary of commerce Peter G. Peterson...
Running on Empty
How the Democratic and Republican Parties Are Bankrupting Our Future and What Americans Can Do About It
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2004
When Bush came to office in 2001, the 10-year budget balance was officially projected to be at a surplus of $5.6 trillion. But after three big tax cuts, the bursting of the stock-market bubble, and the devastating effects of 9/11on the economy, the surplus has evaporated, and the deficit is expected...