Gerald Rudolph Ford31 December 1974
Federal restrictions on private ownership of monetary gold end, allowing Americans to hold bullion again without restoring any obligation to redeem dollars in gold.
United States of America · Government / Republican Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Federal restrictions on private ownership of monetary gold end, allowing Americans to hold bullion again without restoring any obligation to redeem dollars in gold.
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