Lecture series · recorded 1983
Capitol Hill Conference on the Gold Standard
Capitol Hill Conference on the Gold Standard is a free lecture series (8 recordings, 6.1 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with 8 speakers.
The Capitol Hill Gold Conference was hosted by the Mises Institute in Washington, DC, in November 1983. Presentations include a debate on the Gold Standard between Congressman Ron Paul and Charles Partee, member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors.
BiographiesMoney and BanksGlobal EconomyFree MarketsThe Fed
Cover painting: Churchill hears Keynes and McKenna argue against gold at dinner, 11 Downing Street, 17 March 1925. See every painting in the art gallery.
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The Gold Standard Before the Civil War 1983
Presented at the Mises Institute’s first conference, November 16-17, 1983; in Washington, DC. Includes commentary by Dr. Richard H. Timberlake, Jr.
Gold Standard
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The Costs of a Gold Standard 1983
Presented at the Mises Institute's first conference, November 16-17, 1983; in Washington, DC.
Austrian Economics OverviewGold StandardValue and ExchangeMoney and Banks
Read the transcript 4,915 words
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45:02 Download MP3
The Political Constituencies for Gold 1983
Presented at the Mises Institute's first conference, November 16-17, 1983; in Washington, DC.
Gold StandardPolitical Theory
Read the transcript 5,163 words
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30:53 Download MP3
Federal Reserve: Handmaiden of Tyranny 1983
Presented at the Mises Institute’s first conference, November 16-17, 1983; in Washington, DC.
Money and BankingThe FedMoney and Banks
Read the transcript 3,418 words
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27:46 Download MP3
Gold and the International Monetary System 1983
Presented at the Mises Institute's first conference, November 16-17, 1983; in Washington, DC.
Capital and Interest TheoryValue and ExchangeGlobal EconomyMoney and Banks
Read the transcript 4,311 words
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57:56 Download MP3
The Monetary Writings of Carl Menger 1983
Presented at the Mises Institute's first conference, November 16-17, 1983; in Washington, DC.
Monetary TheoryBiographiesMoney and Banks
Read the transcript 7,322 words
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40:19 Download MP3
Gold and Free Market Banking 1983
Presented at the Mises Institute’s first conference, November 16-17, 1983; in Washington, DC.
Gold StandardValue and ExchangeFree Markets
Read the transcript 6,219 words
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Hans F. Sennholz, Joseph T. Salerno, Lawrence H. White, Leonard P. Liggio, Maxwell Newton, Murray N. Rothbard, Roger W. Garrison, Ron Paul.
Recording dates, summaries and topics for 7 of these 8 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Capitol Hill Conference on the Gold Standard, checked 2026-09-27.
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- Is Capitol Hill Conference on the Gold Standard free to listen to?
- Yes. All 8 mirrored recordings stream in the browser or download as audio, at no cost and with no signup.
- How long is Capitol Hill Conference on the Gold Standard?
- 8 recordings, 6.1 hours in total.
- Who lectures in Capitol Hill Conference on the Gold Standard?
- Hans F. Sennholz, Joseph T. Salerno, Lawrence H. White, Leonard P. Liggio, and 4 others.
- When was Capitol Hill Conference on the Gold Standard recorded?
- 1983, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
- Is there a transcript of Capitol Hill Conference on the Gold Standard?
- Yes. Every lecture in the series has one, 50,675 words in total, free to read on each lecture's page and searchable in the browser.
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