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On the Lessons of the 1929 Wall Street Crash
28 August 2026

On the Lessons of the 1929 Wall Street Crash

CFR On the Record

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In this episode, Andrew Ross Sorkin discusses lessons from the 1929 Wall Street crash, followed by a panel discussion on the present-day risk of a bubble, and how policymakers should respond.


 


Host: Gillian Tett, Columnist and Member of the Editorial Board, Financial Times; Head, King’s College, University of Cambridge; CFR Member


 


Introductory Remarks:  Michael Froman, President, Council on Foreign Relations


 


Guests: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Founder, DealBook, and Columnist and Editor at Large, New York Times; Coanchor, Squawk Box, CNBC; Author, 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History—and How It Shattered a Nation; CFR Member


 


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