"Ben approached a financial system on the verge of collapse with calm and wisdom; with bold action and out-of-the-box thinking that has helped put the brakes on our economic freefall."U.S. President Barack Obama nominated Ben Bernanke to a second term as Federal Reserve chairman

「面對瀕臨崩潰的金融體系，班(柏南克)冷靜、智慧的應對；他採取大膽行動與打破成規的思考，幫助我們的經濟停止自由落體般直線墜落。」

──美國總統歐巴馬提名柏南基繼續擔任聯邦準備理事會主席