American Economy: Carter and Blumenthal Address IMF Annual Meeting - 1978 Part 1

Description

In this film, President Jimmy Carter addresses the Board of Governors at the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development on September 25, 1978. Carter outlines the programs of his administration, which which include a series of long-range efforts to expand U.S. exports and to reduce existing disincentives to exports. The President also announces intensifying strategies to win approval for his energy legislation. On the following day, September 26th, 1978, Secretary of the Treasury W. Michael Blumenthal addresses the same organization and goes into further detail about President Carter's programs.

Collection

Records of the U.S. Information Agency

Series

Moving Images Relating to U.S. Domestic and International Activities