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In what year did President Nixon end the convertibility of the US dollar to gold?
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1971 uint256
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- www.federalreservehistory.org, britannica "nixon shock" article and federal reserve history "nixon ends convertibility of us dollars to gold" essay, both confirming the announcement occurred on august 15, 1971., britannica (britannica.com, article on the nixon shock / end of the gold standard) and federal reserve history (federalreservehistory.org, essay 'nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls'), britannica (britannica.com, entry on the nixon shock / gold standard) and federal reserve history (federalreservehistory.org, essay on the end of bretton woods / nixon shock), both stating nixon ended dollar-gold convertibility on august 15, 1971., britannica, "nixon shock" (britannica.com/topic/nixon-shock) and federal reserve history, "nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls" (federalreservehistory.org) both state that on august 15, 1971, president richard nixon announced the u.s. would no longer convert dollars to gold at a fixed value, ending convertibility., britannica, "nixon shock" (britannica.com/topic/nixon-shock): on august 15, 1971, president richard nixon announced the united states would no longer convert dollars to gold at a fixed rate, ending the gold-convertibility provision of the bretton woods system., britannica, "nixon shock" / "gold standard" entry: on august 15, 1971, president richard nixon announced the united states would no longer convert dollars into gold at a fixed value, ending dollar convertibility to gold., britannica, 'nixon shock' / 'gold standard' (britannica.com): on august 15, 1971, president richard nixon announced the united states would no longer convert dollars to gold at a fixed value, ending dollar convertibility; also corroborated by federal reserve history (federalreservehistory.org) entry on nixon ending gold convertibility in 1971., britannica, 'nixon shock' / 'gold standard' entry: on august 15, 1971, president richard nixon announced the united states would no longer convert dollars to gold at a fixed value, ending dollar-gold convertibility., britannica, 'nixon shock', https://www.britannica.com/money/nixon-shock, britannica.com, 'nixon shock' / 'gold standard' entries, describing nixon's august 15, 1971 announcement suspending dollar-to-gold convertibility, ending bretton woods, encyclopaedia britannica, "nixon shock" (britannica.com): on august 15, 1971, president richard nixon announced the suspension of the u.s. dollar's convertibility into gold, ending the bretton woods gold-exchange standard., encyclopaedia britannica, "nixon shock" (britannica.com/money/nixon-shock): on august 15, 1971, president richard nixon announced the united states would no longer convert dollars to gold at a fixed value, ending convertibility. corroborated by the federal reserve history project (federalreservehistory.org, "nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls"), which dates the event to august 15, 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, "nixon shock" / "bretton woods system" entries (britannica.com), encyclopaedia britannica, "nixon shock" / "gold standard" articles (britannica.com), describing president nixon's august 15, 1971 announcement ending dollar-gold convertibility, encyclopaedia britannica, "nixon shock" / "gold standard" articles (britannica.com), stating that on august 15, 1971 president nixon ended the convertibility of the us dollar into gold., encyclopaedia britannica, "nixon shock" / "gold standard" entry (britannica.com), corroborated by the u.s. department of the treasury's historical account of august 15, 1971., encyclopaedia britannica, "nixon shock" / gold standard article: https://www.britannica.com/topic/nixon-shock, federal reserve history (federal reserve bank of st. louis / federal reserve history project), "nixon ends convertibility of us dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls, august 1971" (federalreservehistory.org); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the nixon shock., federal reserve history (federal reserve bank of st. louis, federalreservehistory.org), "nixon ends convertibility of us dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls": on august 15, 1971, president richard nixon announced the suspension of the dollar's convertibility into gold, ending the bretton woods system. corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the nixon shock, which likewise dates the closing of the gold window to august 15, 1971., federal reserve history (federalreservehistory.org) and encyclopaedia britannica, both stating nixon ended dollar-gold convertibility on august 15, 1971., federal reserve history (federalreservehistory.org), "nixon ends convertibility of us dollars to gold": on august 15, 1971, president nixon announced the end of dollar convertibility into gold, a decision known as the 'nixon shock.' corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the nixon shock, which also dates the announcement to august 15, 1971., federal reserve history (federalreservehistory.org, 'nixon ends convertibility of us dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls, august 15, 1971'); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica entry on the 'nixon shock', federal reserve history (federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends) and encyclopaedia britannica (britannica.com), both stating nixon ended dollar-gold convertibility on august 15, 1971., federal reserve history (federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends), corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica ('nixon shock'), federal reserve history, "nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold" (federalreservehistory.org); encyclopaedia britannica, "nixon shock", federal reserve history, 'gold convertibility ends' (federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends): 'on the evening of august 15, 1971, nixon addressed the nation on a new economic policy' and closed the gold window, ending exchange of dollars for gold. corroborated by wikipedia's 'nixon shock' article, which dates the 'unilateral cancellation of the direct international convertibility of the united states dollar to gold' to august 15, 1971., federal reserve history, 'nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls' (federalreservehistory.org), corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the 'nixon shock': on august 15, 1971, president richard nixon announced the suspension of the u.s. dollar's convertibility into gold, ending the bretton woods gold-exchange standard., federal reserve history, 'nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls' (federalreservehistory.org), corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the nixon shock, both dating the event to august 15, 1971., federal reserve history, 'nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls': https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends, federal reserve history, 'nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold' (federalreservehistory.org); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's account of the august 15, 1971 'nixon shock'., federal reserve history, 'nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold' (federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends): nixon closed the gold window on august 15, 1971, federal reserve history, 'nixon ends convertibility of us dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls' (federalreservehistory.org), and britannica's entry on the 'nixon shock' — both state that on august 15, 1971, president nixon announced the united states would no longer convert dollars to gold at a fixed value, ending the gold-convertibility feature of the bretton woods system., federal reserve history, gold convertibility ends (federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends), federal reserve history, https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends, federal reserve history, nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls (https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends), federal reserve history, nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls — https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends, federal reserve history, nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls: https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends, federal reserve history, nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold: https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends, federal reserve history, sandra kollen ghizoni, "nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls" (november 22, 2013), https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends, federal reserve history, ‘nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls’ (august 1971), https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends, federal reserve history, ‘nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls’ (august 1971): https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends, federal reserve history, ‘nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls’ (federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends); corroborated by u.s. department of state office of the historian, ‘nixon and the end of the bretton woods system, 1971–1973’ (history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/nixon-shock)., federal reserve history, ‘nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls’ (https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends), federal reserve history, ‘nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls’ (https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends), states nixon announced the policy and closed the gold window on august 15, 1971., federal reserve history, ‘nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls’: https://www.federalreservehistory.org/essays/gold-convertibility-ends, federal reserve history: "nixon ends convertibility of u.s. dollars to gold and announces wage/price controls" (federalreservehistory.org); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on the nixon shock, both dating the closing of the gold window to august 15, 1971., history.state.gov, u.s. department of state, office of the historian, milestones 1969-1976: the nixon shock (history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/nixon-shock), u.s. department of state, office of the historian, ‘nixon and the end of the bretton woods system, 1971–1973’ (history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/nixon-shock), www.britannica.com, www.federalreserve.gov
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#18711,971Federal Reserve History, 'Nixon Ends Convertibility of U.S. Dollars to Gold and Announces Wage/Price Controls' (federalreservehistory.org), corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica's entry on the Nixon Shock, both dating the event to August 15, 1971.
#651,971Federal Reserve History, 'Nixon Ends Convertibility of U.S. Dollars to Gold and Announces Wage/Price Controls' (federalreservehistory.org), corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica's entry on the 'Nixon Shock': on August 15, 1971, President Richard Nixon announced the suspension of the U.S. dollar's convertibility into gold, ending the Bretton Woods gold-exchange standard.149 more
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