Volcker has recounted an incident in which he more or less walked out of a White House meeting with Reagan and James Baker, after Baker tried to order him to lo

Volcker has recounted an incident in which he more or less walked out of a White House meeting with Reagan and James Baker, after Baker tried to order him to lower the discount rate. https://www.businessinsider.com/ronald-reagan-fed-chair-volcker-trump-2018-10?op=1 https://www.businessinsider.com/ronald-reagan-fed-chair-volc... Volcker also recalled telling Carter during his interview for the job that yes, he could stop inflation -- but then Carter would not be re-elected. Carter's reply was "Do it anyway."