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Lyndon Johnson: As a result, the gold outflow--which averaged an alarming $1.7 billion a year from 1958 through 1960--was cut in half in…

On the recordOctober 25, 1964
As a result, the gold outflow--which averaged an alarming $1.7 billion a year from 1958 through 1960--was cut in half in 1961 and 1962, and has ceased entirely over the past 12 months.
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Lyndon Johnson
Democratic · Texas

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Presidential Statement No. 3 on Economic Issues: Strengthening Our Balance of Payments.

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