Nixon building up the dollar, Historic Print

Drawn from the Library of Congress archive, this print depicts Nixon building up the dollar. The Library holds one of the most comprehensive collections of American and international historical prints in the world.

Library of Congress record: Created 1 drawing : black and purple inks, with drawn overlays, on white wove paper on cardboard ; 358 x 372 cm (sheet) 1971 Sept. 1 [publication date] Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA which discussed Nixon's new economic policy and how it would effect Europe. The new policy included a ten percent tariff on all imported goods, and strict wage and price controls, both of which would have a damaging effect on foreign trade, in the midst of an economic recession. Forms part of: Caroline and Erwin Swann collection of caricature and cartoon (Library of Congress). Published as illustration in : Why Europe is Shocked" / by Rolf Dahrendorf. The New York Times.

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