India, June 22 -- Alan Greenspan, the longtime chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve who helped guide the world's largest economy through nearly two decades of growth, has died at the age of 100.
Greenspan died Monday from complications related to Parkinson's disease, according to a statement from his wife, Andrea Mitchell.
"Alan passed away at our home this morning at the age of 100 from complications of Parkinson's disease," Mitchell said. "He was a giant of a man who helped shape the U.S. economy for decades under presidents of both parties, but was always honest in acknowledging his mistakes," she said.
"To me he was my husband, who shaped my life from our very first date in 1984. He had 'irrational exuberance' for baseball, the Washi...