PBS NewsHour

The Ballad of Diamond Jim - Annotated

Clip: 10/19/2011 | 12m 42s

Noted bank skeptic and MIT economist Simon Johnson, late of the IMF, explains the story behind the story of Diamond Jim - the tuneful tale of a would-be banker who travels to Charlotte, N.C., to meet up with a mogul of modern-day finance, "Diamond Jim."

Aired: 10/19/11

Rating: NR

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