Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 On August 15, 1971, the Who played in Bloomington, Minnesota. The same night, President Richard Milhous Nixon addressed the nation and announced a plan to suspend the convertibility of the American dollar except in amounts and conditions determined to be in the interest of monetary stability and in the best interests of the United States. #2 The United States went off the gold standard in 1971, and the cost of living began to increase rapidly. In 1973, the American paycheck was decreasing in real terms. #3 Nixon's address to the nation on the night of the crisis was a huge help to Tim Geithner, as it allowed him to sell debt at low rates. #4 The panic of 1907 was a financial crisis that almost crippled the American economy. It was resolved when J. P. Morgan, a prominent banker of his day, stepped in and took charge. The United States had forayed in central banking over its more than 100-year history, but past attempts at central banking had failed miserably.