John Bowden Connally18 December 1971
Connally negotiates the Smithsonian Agreement, realigning major currencies and raising the intended official dollar price of gold while leaving gold convertibility suspended.
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Connally negotiates the Smithsonian Agreement, realigning major currencies and raising the intended official dollar price of gold while leaving gold convertibility suspended.
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