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Rhymes with No Reason

Verse by Robert D. McTeer Jr., President and CEO 1991–2004

Goodbye and Howdy
McTeer bids farewell to Dallas and the Federal Reserve and "howdy" to the Texas A&M University System, where he has been named chancellor.

Observations on Free Trade
McTeer on free trade: "International trade and investment are not like war or football. Both sides win."

Cowboy Capitalism
On the importance of translating economic sense into common sense.

Free Enterprise Primer
McTeer's "oversimplified and unapologetic description of how a market economy works."

McTeer's Management Philosophy
On taking the "switches and dials" approach to management.

Robert McTeer

Robert D. McTeer Jr. was president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas from 1991 to 2004.