Richard Milhous Nixon15 August 1971
Nixon suspends official conversion of foreign-held dollars into gold.
United States of America · Economy / International Finance. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Nixon suspends official conversion of foreign-held dollars into gold.
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