The FBI File on Milton Friedman, Part 3: Reagan Considers Him for a Position

Milton Friedman

In conjunction with the Freedom Of Information Act specialist Jerry Jordan, EconomicPolicyJournal.com requested the FBI file on Nobel prize-winning economist  Milton Friedman.  In total, the FBI supplied 239 pages of records.

Below is Part 3 and final part of the file. Part 3 largely consists of field reports of a 1981 background check done on Friedman apparently for some potential position in the then new Reagan Administration.

The FBI File on Milton Friedman, Part 2: Hayek Invites Friedman to Join the Mont Pelerin Society

Milton Friedman and F.A. Hayek

In conjunction with Freedom Of Information Act specialist Jerry Jordan, EconomicPolicyJournal.com requested the FBI file on Nobel prize-winning economist  Milton Friedman.  In total, the FBI supplied 239 pages of records.

Below is Part 2 of the file which is a letter from F.A. Hayek inviting Friedman to the first meeting of what would become the Mont Pelerin Society:

The FBI File on Milton Friedman: Part 1

In conjunction with the Freedom Of Information Act specialist Jerry Jordan, EconomicPolicyJournal.com requested the FBI file on Nobel prize-winning economist  Milton Friedman.  In total, the FBI supplied 239 pages of records.

Below is Part 1 which mostly contains FBI reports of interviews of Friedman's neighbors, co-workers etc, who describe him as a man of good character. But also contains an apparent investigation by the FBI into a report that Friedman claimed to have FBI papers in his possession.