Gillian Tett

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1,226 appearances 12 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 2 Sep

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The Story of Money · Why Richard Nixon torpedoed the global monetary system · 3 Jun 2026 podcast

And we're going to be talking about this now in the story of money from the Financial Times with me, Gillian Tett. matched

So in today's episode, we'll be combining high finance with international monetary policy and the sometimes grubby inner workings of the Nixon administration. matched

And to tell this amazing story, we have the perfect guest, Jeffrey Garten. matched

Jeffrey, welcome to the show. matched

here. matched

We're so pleased to have you. matched

If that wasn't enough, you've also found time to do a lot of work in the U.S. matched

government. matched

You were under Secretary of Commerce under Bill Clinton. matched

Before that, you worked for the Carter administration, the Ford administration, and, believe it or not, the Nixon administration. matched

Is that right? matched

You actually worked for Nixon? matched

I was very young, but I did. matched

And what was he like to work for? matched

Because, of course, history hasn't been that kind to him. matched

Well, that sounds unbelievably relevant to what we're talking about today. matched

Well, I hope I can do it. matched

So let's get started. matched

As Robin mentioned, that TV broadcast by Nixon in 1971 torpedoed the post-war global economic order. matched

And that post-war global economic order in question was the same one that we looked at in a previous episode with Ed Conway, the so-called Bretton Woods system. matched

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