Title: Three days at Camp David : how a secret meeting in 1971 transformed the global economy /
Authors: Garten, Jeffrey E., 1946-
Year: 2021
Subjects: Nixon, Richard M.; Nixon, Richard M.; Monetary policy United States History; Gold standard United States History; Dollar History; Dollar; Economic history; Economic policy; Gold standard; Monetary policy; United States Economic conditions; United States Economic policy; Camp David (Md.); Maryland Camp David; United States
Abstract: "The former dean of the Yale School of Management and Undersecretary of Commerce in the Clinton administration chronicles the 1971 August meeting at Camp David, where President Nixon unilaterally ended the last vestiges of the gold standard--breaking the link between gold and the dollar--transforming the entire global monetary system"--
Contents: Introduction -- Curtain up. Richard Nixon ascending ; The economic crisis ; A run on the dollar? -- The cast. Richard M. Nixon ; John B. Connally Jr. ; Paul A. Volcker Jr. ; Arthur F. Burns ; George P. Schultz ; Peter G. Peterson ; Other players: Paul W. McCracken and Henry A. Kissinger -- The weekend. The wolf at the door ; Friday, August 13 ; Saturday, August 14 ; Sunday, August 15 -- The finale. The aftermath ; The finishing line ; The long view ; The weekend in retrospect.