# Bretton Woods Conference >[!Ref] Lexicon >The United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference called by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945). Representatives of 44 countries met at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, July 1-22, 1944. The Conference approved agreements for the "International Monetary Fund" (q.v.) and the "International Bank for Reconstruction and Development" which was to provide financial assistance for "war-torn" and "underdeveloped regions." The idea for an international stabilization fund and an international bank originated with the U.S. government in the fall of 1941. After several years of technical preparation and preliminary international discussions, tentative proposals were readied for the Conference. The American proposal was prepared under the direction of Harry Dexter White (1892-1948) who died mysteriously shortly after being exposed as a Communist. The British draft was largely the work of Lord Keynes (1883-1946). See "[Keynesians](https://www.freemarketcenter.com/lexicon/index.html#keynesians)." > Also, **==Bretton Woods Agreement==**. # References / Links [[Bretton Woods Agreement]]