President Richard Nixon hailed the 1971 Smithsonian agreement as “the most significant monetary agreement in the history of the world.” But it was soon in tatters, and the world moved to generalized floating.
其他以汇率问题为中心的会议统统都失败了。美国总统尼克松曾赞誉1971年代的史密森协定（Smithsonian Agreement）是“世界历史上最具意义的货币协定。”但这个体系很快就分崩离析，各国的汇率安排也纷纷转向浮动汇率。