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When Hank Paulson, the former CEO of Goldman Sachs, wasappointed in 2006 to become the nation's next Secretary of theTreasury, he knew that his move from Wall Street to Washingtonwould be daunting and challenging.
But Paulson had no idea that a year later, he would find himselfat the very epicenter of the world's most cataclysmic financialcrisis since the Great Depression. Major institutions includingBear Stearns, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers, AIG,Merrill Lynch, and Citigroup, among others-all steeped in rich,longstanding tradition-literally teetered at the edge of collapse.Panic ensnared international markets. Worst of all, the creditcrisis spread to all parts of the U.S. economy and grew moreominous with each passing day, destroying jobs across America andundermining the financial security millions of families had spenttheir lifetimes building.
But Paulson had no idea that a year later, he would find himselfat the very epicenter of the world's most cataclysmic financialcrisis since the Great Depression. Major institutions includingBear Stearns, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Lehman Brothers, AIG,Merrill Lynch, and Citigroup, among others-all steeped in rich,longstanding tradition-literally teetered at the edge of collapse.Panic ensnared international markets. Worst of all, the creditcrisis spread to all parts of the U.S. economy and grew moreominous with each passing day, destroying jobs across America andundermining the financial security millions of families had spenttheir lifetimes building.