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PublishedAugust 15, 2011
Last UpdateMay 7, 2015
Today we celebrate, or, actually, mourn the 40th anniversary of PresidentRichard Nixon’s taking America, and the world, off the gold standard, making many promises that were promptly broken. (For instance, President Nixon promised that the dollar would retain its full value. It only is worth about