More than a table and chairs
In 1944, this table was where documents were signed by designates of 14 key nations to establish the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, setting the gold standard at $35 an ounce and designating the United States dollar as the backbone of international exchange. I am struck by how ordinary the scale of the room is ... a setting without modern pomp and excess ... a table and chairs for ordinary people,
The Gold Room of the Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods, NH,
More than a table and chairs
In 1944, this table was where documents were signed by designates of 14 key nations to establish the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, setting the gold standard at $35 an ounce and designating the United States dollar as the backbone of international exchange. I am struck by how ordinary the scale of the room is ... a setting without modern pomp and excess ... a table and chairs for ordinary people,
The Gold Room of the Mount Washington Hotel, Bretton Woods, NH,