U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson during a visit to Chicago made a stop at the Chicago Board of Trade on Friday, August 11, briefly meeting with the Exchange's Board of Directors and taking a guided tour of the agricultural and financial trading floors with CBOT Chairman Charlie Carey and CBOT President and CEO Bernie Dan. As part of the tour of the financial room, Treasury Secretary Paulson was interviewed by CNBC's Financial reporter Rick Santelli.
The primary reason for Secretary Paulson's visit to Chicago was meeting with small business owners to discuss the current state of the economy.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson (second from right) is escorted by CBOT Chairman Charlie Carey and CBOT President and CEO Bernie Dan on a tour of the agricultural room minutes after the Friday morning opening.
CNBC reporter Rick Santelli did an interview with Secretary Paulson in the CBOT's financial trading room.
