# Breaking the gold standard completely in 1971 pt2

Richard Nixon addresses the citizens of the United States in 1971 to let them know the convertibility of dollars to gold will be suspended.

| Creator       | Time | URL                                                        |
| ------------- | ---- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| Richard Nixon | 1min | [Full source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_Xw5tWsOQo) |

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