1994-07-17 - Nixon, Johnson, and the Dollar

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From: Jeff Gostin <jgostin@eternal.pha.pa.us>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1994-07-17 23:03:57 UTC
Raw Date: Sun, 17 Jul 94 16:03:57 PDT

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From: Jeff Gostin <jgostin@eternal.pha.pa.us>
Date: Sun, 17 Jul 94 16:03:57 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Nixon, Johnson, and the Dollar
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Sandy Sandfort <sandfort@crl.com> writes:

> Don't believe it?  What did Johnson say just before silver was removed 
> from US coinage?  For bonus points, what did Nixon say two weeks before 
> he closed the gold window to foreigners and devalued the dollar?  
     I'll show my ignorance of history once again... I've not clue, but
you've tickled my curiosity. Care to inform us? :-)

                                   --Jeff
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