David Rockefeller: Memoirs
by David Rockefeller
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Manufacturer: Random House
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.1092
EAN: 9780679405887
ISBN: 0679405887
Label: Random House
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 517
Publication Date: 2002-10-15
Publisher: Random House
Release Date: 2002-10-15
Studio: Random House
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Summary: I read 500 pages of bore to get to 16 pages of meat
Comment: I have been intrigued by American Empire and its ascent over the last century. I wanted to read Mr. Rockefeller's words for myself. It seemed as though he was skipping major details throughout- for example he glides right over the death of his brother Nelson, leaving out details of the circumstance. Which pretty much proved to me that the rumors were more than true.
Chapter 27 was what I was hunting and in his own words on page 405 he solidifies accusations of his one-world agenda. Considering he has been a part of the Bilderbergs, CFR, and Trilaterals for most of his adult life- rather odd he only gives about a page a piece to each issue. A 500 page book and only 1 brief chapter on the bulk of his world vision. Dare I say conspiracy?
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Summary: Last of His Generation
Comment: David's first trip to Europe began with an invitation to meet royal family in England. He never looked back. Bill Gates today has similar calling cards and would be welcomed in to any royal court. Money, to coin an expression, talks. That said, David climbed slowly to the top among 5 very competitive sons of one of the greatest forces of good in the 20th century, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. His father's legacy of giving is unmatched in history. David and his brothers lived in his shadow and none match his genius, but he was the sole heir, while the five had to share the family fortune. David stands out among them as the global leader. Nelson was the domestic wheeler-dealer, while the others seemed content to work more quietly. Of the group, one senses that Nelson was the least attractive. David's talents for diplomacy come forth best while trying to calm his pushy brother. Nelson was aggressive, while the others were gentlemanly. David Rockefeller's memoir seeks to show him in a good light and, in the end, he succeeds. With his death, we will finally be left without a great Rockefeller for the first time in over one-hundred years. The next generation seem more scattered, less rich, less prominent. It will be the end of an era.
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Summary: Rockefeller is a servant of Evil
Comment: It may be disinformation, but reportedly at the Bilderberg/Trilateral meeting in 1991 in Baden Baden, Germany, David Rockefeller made the following statement, with Bill Clinton in attendance:
"We are grateful to the Washington Post, The New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost forty years. It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto-determination practiced in past centuries."
Whether or not he actually said this publicly, it does seem to capture the thinking of someone who makes the kind of decisions Rockefeller does. In his memoir on page 405, he actually does say this, "Some even believe we (the Rockefeller family) are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure---one world, if you will. If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it.".
In this section he also criticizes "populists" and "isolationists" for not appreciating that the "active role" the international bankers have played in world affairs has contributed to economic growth and the defeat of Communism.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0812969731/ref=sib_dp_pt#
The dollar's value has declined by 90% since the Fed's beginning in 1913 thanks to the mismanagement of "elites", and at the same time we have experienced tremendous economic growth; due to natural human activity and technological advances. Private bankers have figured out how to profit from human behavior and economics, but they're not a necessary middle man; the Constitution authorizes Congress to coin money.
I agree with Thomas Jefferson, who believed that if the People have the facts, we will make the right decisions. How encouraging that he acknowledges he couldn't not have advanced his agenda for global domination by bankers if the public's eye was on them- he thanks the MSM for their complicity in subverting the Constitution and the sovereignty of nations. He needs darkness to accomplish these things; he's more a vampire or a cockroach than a human being. The world will advance light years when a critical mass of awareness is reached and we lock up the bankers of the world along with the mass murderers, serial killers, child molesters and terrorists, and study them so we have the understanding needed to guard against their plotting.
Rockefeller is scum, don't buy this book
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Biography
Comment: The book tells of a life in one of America's prominent families. It's very interesting to know how one handles wealth, power and influence in the world's most powerful nation. I have learned so much. So will you out there. Give it a read. It's one of the best biographies on the shelf.
Customer Rating:
Summary: American History and The Art of Philanthropy
Comment: This book is a wonderful view of how wealth can work to benefit society and the role of philanthropy in American society and the world at large.
A solid view of the world according to a special man, however priveledged, who had the right philosophy and work ethic in an evolving and historical time. Read this to help yourself actualize your own potential and change the way (e.g. lighten your path), perhaps, how you view the role of government (public servants), private business (corporations) and philanthropy. A wonderful contribution to American literature.
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Customer Rating:
Summary: I read 500 pages of bore to get to 16 pages of meat
Comment: I have been intrigued by American Empire and its ascent over the last century. I wanted to read Mr. Rockefeller's words for myself. It seemed as though he was skipping major details throughout- for example he glides right over the death of his brother Nelson, leaving out details of the circumstance. Which pretty much proved to me that the rumors were more than true.
Chapter 27 was what I was hunting and in his own words on page 405 he solidifies accusations of his one-world agenda. Considering he has been a part of the Bilderbergs, CFR, and Trilaterals for most of his adult life- rather odd he only gives about a page a piece to each issue. A 500 page book and only 1 brief chapter on the bulk of his world vision. Dare I say conspiracy?
Customer Rating:
Summary: Last of His Generation
Comment: David's first trip to Europe began with an invitation to meet royal family in England. He never looked back. Bill Gates today has similar calling cards and would be welcomed in to any royal court. Money, to coin an expression, talks. That said, David climbed slowly to the top among 5 very competitive sons of one of the greatest forces of good in the 20th century, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. His father's legacy of giving is unmatched in history. David and his brothers lived in his shadow and none match his genius, but he was the sole heir, while the five had to share the family fortune. David stands out among them as the global leader. Nelson was the domestic wheeler-dealer, while the others seemed content to work more quietly. Of the group, one senses that Nelson was the least attractive. David's talents for diplomacy come forth best while trying to calm his pushy brother. Nelson was aggressive, while the others were gentlemanly. David Rockefeller's memoir seeks to show him in a good light and, in the end, he succeeds. With his death, we will finally be left without a great Rockefeller for the first time in over one-hundred years. The next generation seem more scattered, less rich, less prominent. It will be the end of an era.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Rockefeller is a servant of Evil
Comment: It may be disinformation, but reportedly at the Bilderberg/Trilateral meeting in 1991 in Baden Baden, Germany, David Rockefeller made the following statement, with Bill Clinton in attendance:
"We are grateful to the Washington Post, The New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost forty years. It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto-determination practiced in past centuries."
Whether or not he actually said this publicly, it does seem to capture the thinking of someone who makes the kind of decisions Rockefeller does. In his memoir on page 405, he actually does say this, "Some even believe we (the Rockefeller family) are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure---one world, if you will. If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it.".
In this section he also criticizes "populists" and "isolationists" for not appreciating that the "active role" the international bankers have played in world affairs has contributed to economic growth and the defeat of Communism.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0812969731/ref=sib_dp_pt#
The dollar's value has declined by 90% since the Fed's beginning in 1913 thanks to the mismanagement of "elites", and at the same time we have experienced tremendous economic growth; due to natural human activity and technological advances. Private bankers have figured out how to profit from human behavior and economics, but they're not a necessary middle man; the Constitution authorizes Congress to coin money.
I agree with Thomas Jefferson, who believed that if the People have the facts, we will make the right decisions. How encouraging that he acknowledges he couldn't not have advanced his agenda for global domination by bankers if the public's eye was on them- he thanks the MSM for their complicity in subverting the Constitution and the sovereignty of nations. He needs darkness to accomplish these things; he's more a vampire or a cockroach than a human being. The world will advance light years when a critical mass of awareness is reached and we lock up the bankers of the world along with the mass murderers, serial killers, child molesters and terrorists, and study them so we have the understanding needed to guard against their plotting.
Rockefeller is scum, don't buy this book
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Biography
Comment: The book tells of a life in one of America's prominent families. It's very interesting to know how one handles wealth, power and influence in the world's most powerful nation. I have learned so much. So will you out there. Give it a read. It's one of the best biographies on the shelf.
Customer Rating:
Summary: American History and The Art of Philanthropy
Comment: This book is a wonderful view of how wealth can work to benefit society and the role of philanthropy in American society and the world at large.
A solid view of the world according to a special man, however priveledged, who had the right philosophy and work ethic in an evolving and historical time. Read this to help yourself actualize your own potential and change the way (e.g. lighten your path), perhaps, how you view the role of government (public servants), private business (corporations) and philanthropy. A wonderful contribution to American literature.
David Rockefeller was born in 1915, the youngest child of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., one of the richest men in the United States, and the great patron of modern art Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. He graduated from Harvard College in the depths of the Depression, when the capitalist order, which his grandfather had helped to create, was under relentless attack. He studied at the London School of Economics and the University of Chicago, where he earned a Ph.D.
He worked briefly for New York City’s flamboyant mayor Fiorello La Guardia before enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1942. His service as an intelligence officer in North Africa and France brought him into contact with many of the individuals who would soon dominate European politics and gave him a unique perspective on the events and personalities that eventuated in the “twilight struggle” of the Cold War.
Rockefeller joined the Chase bank in 1946 as an assistant manager in the Foreign Department and rose through the ranks to become chairman of the board and chief executive officer. During that time, he struggled constantly to modernize and internationalize the bank’s operations, often against a conservative and risk-averse corporate culture.
During his eighty-seven years, David Rockefeller has:
• come to know world leaders ranging from Zhou Enlai to Mikhail Gorbachev, Anwar Sadat to Ariel Sharon, General Augusto Pinochet to Saddam Hussein
•worked with every U.S. president since Dwight Eisenhower, at times serving as an unofficial emissary on high-level missions
•traveled to more than one hundred countries, logging approximately five million miles while circling the globe dozens of times
Throughout his life David Rockefeller has been passionately interested in the welfare of the world around him, particularly in the city of New York. His involvement with Rockefeller Center, the Museum of Modern Art, the Rockefeller University, the redevelopment of the Wall Street area and the building of the World Trade Center, and many other projects is revealed in these memoirs.
It’s almost inconceivable that one man’s life could encompass so many things. But David Rockefeller’s life has, and he tells the world all about it in this candid and highly informative book. This is the first time a Rockefeller has ever told his own story.
As a financier, a philanthropist, and the ultimate ambassador without portfolio, David Rockefeller, scion of one of history’s most fabled families, has experienced a life that is unique in every aspect. This, in his own words, is the story of that remarkable life.
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