THE TICKER MUSEUM NEWS
A Look Back, A Look Ahead
As we look back on 2016, there were
many milestone moments for the Museum,
including our largest exhibit, Worth its
Weight: Gold from the Ground Up; our
largest Gala, with over 425 attendees; and
our largest financial donation, a final gift
from our founder, John Herzog.
As we finalize this issue of our magazine, we also want to applaud our Board
Secretary of the Treasury and President
of Harvard University, who will receive
the Whitehead Award; and Joe Ricketts,
Founder of TD Ameritrade and owner of
the world champion Chicago Cubs, who
will accept the Charles Schwab Financial Innovation Award. The Gala is our
main fundraiser and a great opportunity
for our members and friends to support
the Museum at this critical
juncture.
The Gold exhibit will close
at the end of the year and will
be replaced in early 2017 with
David J. Cowen | President and CEO
three smaller exhibits. The
first will feature the history
Chairman, Professor Richard Sylla, for
of Wall Street architecture; many thanks
his latest book, Alexander Hamilton: The
to our friends at the Skyscraper Museum
Illustrated Biography. Dick has studied
for their assistance in developing this
Hamilton his entire life and is the perfect
exhibit. The second will feature dozens
author for this beautiful book. You can see
of custom Lucite deal toys, which are the
a preview on page 16 of this magazine, and
memorabilia from equity or debt financthe book will make a great holiday gift for
ing of companies. The third, called “Hamthe Hamilton enthusiast on your list.
ilton’s Crew,” will showcase artifacts and
Our evening lecture series continues
documents from the significant historic
to feature well-known members of the
figures that are featured in the Broadway
financial community. Our final event of
show.
the 2016 season will be on November 30,
The individuals profiled in this exhibit
when world renowned economist Kenneth
are the Marquis de Lafayette, John LauRogoff will discuss his latest book, The
rens, Hercules Mulligan, Thomas JefferCurse of Cash. Rogoff is the Thomas D.
son, James Madison, Elizabeth Schuyler
Cabot Professor of Public Policy at HarHamilton, Angelica Schuyler Church and,
vard University and was often in the public
of course, Aaron Burr. The Burr section of
spotlight as the former Chief Economist at
the exhibit will feature one of the Musethe International Monetary Fund (IMF).
um’s most exciting recent acquisitions,
Here now is a preview of 2017. We
which is a letter signed by Burr and dated
start with our Gala on February 1, which
March 19, 1804. It refers to the April 1804
will feature two deserving honorees: the
New York gubernatorial election. Burr
honorable Lawrence H. Summers, former
lost that election and later took umbrage
Message to Members
NOV 5
1999
US District Court Judge Thomas Penfield
Jackson finds that Microsoft is a monopoly,
and the US Justice Department plans to
enforce the breakup of the company.
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The Museum recently acquired this letter,
signed by Aaron Burr, regarding the 1804
New York gubernatorial election.
to comments which Hamilton made about
him, and that led to the famous duel.
We hope you enjoy this issue of our
magazine, the second to be produced in
a fully-digital format. We encourage you
to share the issue widely with your friends
and colleagues, and to subscribe for free
online. While many of us still miss the
printed magazine, one of the main benefits of a digital edition is the ability to
share it much more easily, and at no cost
to our readers.
We look forward to seeing many of you
at our programs, events and exhibits in
2017. And we thank you, as always, for your
continued support of the Museum and for
your enthusiasm for our mission.
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Corporate balance sheets and income
statements trace their heritage to this day,
as the first edition of Luca Pacioli’s Summa
de Arithmetica, Geometria, Proportioni et
Proportionalita is printed in Venice.