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Federal Reserve

National Monetary Policy, Financial Stability, and Federal Economic Governance

Description

Federal Reserve reels under 14 billion pennies dumped by the U.S. Mint—worthless zinc-copper husks eroded by inflation's grind. Terry Beckwith brandishes this fiscal avalanche in Roosevelt Room horse-trading, weaponizing the central bank's storage nightmare to demand White House backing for the Legal Tender Modernization Act. Pennies pile like policy landmines, forcing Sam's gritted concessions amid school bond brinkmanship and reelection tremors.

Affiliated Characters

Federal Reserve Chairman (off-screen reference)
Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Sidney Bloom

Related Events

Events mentioning this organization

4 events
S1E17
Gambit for the News Cycle — Then the Fed Dies

In the Communications bullpen Lilly proudly reveals she dug up Jeffrey Morgan and has already put Abbey on television to push a child-labor crusade. She …

S1E17
Fed Chairman's Death Steals Abbey's Moment

In the Communications bullpen, Lilly's carefully engineered media gambit — Abbey's televised takedown of corporate child labor featuring 14-year-old Jeffrey — looks poised to seize …

S1E17
Page 17 Interrupted — Fed Chairman Dies

During a quiet Oval Office intelligence briefing—Bartlet literally reading aloud from "page 17" about Abida Kahn and under‑representation—the room is yanked into crisis when Leo …

S1E17
The President Refuses to Rush: Dahl's Death and the Fed Standoff

During an interrupted intelligence briefing, Leo bursts into the Oval with the devastating news that Federal Reserve Chairman Bernie Dahl has died. Leo urges an …