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Three days at Camp David : how a secret meeting in 1971 transformed the global economy / Jeffrey E. Garten.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Garten, Jeffrey E., 1946- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994.
- Nixon, Richard M.
- Monetary policy--United States--History--20th century.
- Monetary policy.
- Gold standard--United States--History--20th century.
- Gold standard.
- Dollar--History--20th century.
- Dollar.
- History.
- United States--Economic conditions--1971-1981.
- United States.
- Economic conditions.
- United States--Economic policy--1971-1981.
- Economic policy.
- Camp David (Md.).
- Economic history.
- Maryland--Camp David.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 435 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- 3 days at Camp David
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2021]
- Summary:
- "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"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: I. CURTAIN UP
- ch. 1 Richard Nixon Ascending
- ch. 2 The Economic Crisis
- ch. 3 A Run On The Dollar?
- II. THE CAST
- ch. 4 Richard M. Nixon
- ch. 5 John B. Connally Jr.
- ch. 6 Paul A. Volcker Jr.
- ch. 7 Arthur F. Burns
- ch. 8 George P. Shultz
- ch. 9 Peter G. Peterson
- ch. 10 Other Players / Henry A. Kissinger
- III. THE WEEKEND
- ch. 11 The Wolfat The Door
- ch. 12 Friday, August 13
- ch. 13 Saturday, August 14
- ch. 14 Sunday, August 15
- IV. THE FINALE
- ch. 15 The Aftermath
- ch. 16 The Finishing Line
- ch. 17 The Long View
- ch. 18 The Weekend In Retrospect.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical resources (pages 387-424) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780062887672
- 006288767X
- OCLC:
- 1244277920
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