William O. Douglas person
also: Douglas, William Douglas
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William O. Douglas appointed
Securities and Exchange Commission book_quoted
“I understand this author's position on this, but anybody that thinks the Delano and the Roosevelt family wasn't part of that elite is drinking Kool-Aid. I'm just going to say that. One of the first, one of the firebrands was William O. Doug…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 2 @ 26:46
William O. Douglas succeeded
Joseph Kennedy Sr. book_quoted
“taking over as chairman of the SEC from Joseph Kennedy in 1937 and becoming a fixture in the president's inner circle, frequently a guest at Camp David. While serving at the SEC, Douglas had become a pariah of the financial industry. Banker…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 2 @ 29:22
William O. Douglas appointed
U.S. Supreme Court book_quoted
“the newly formed Wall Street watchdog agency, and later appointed a justice on the Supreme Court. As FDR's top Wall Street regulator, Douglas had more than one occasion to work with John Foster Dulles. Years later, Dulles' hatred for the se…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 2 @ 27:13
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▶ 26:46
I understand this author's position on this, but anybody that thinks the Delano and the Roosevelt family wasn't part of that elite is drinking Kool-Aid. I'm just going to say that. One of the first, one of the firebrands was William O. Doug…
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the newly formed Wall Street watchdog agency, and later appointed a justice on the Supreme Court. As FDR's top Wall Street regulator, Douglas had more than one occasion to work with John Foster Dulles. Years later, Dulles' hatred for the se…
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John Foster carried himself like a high churchman, observed Douglas. But in reality, he was a predatory Wall Street shill who for a fee would stand for almost anything, according to Douglas. If the John Foster Dulles's of America were desti…
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if the Dollases were going to heaven. All right. Douglas had worked his way through Columbia Law School. One of the talented law school graduates' first job interviews had been with John Foster Dulles at Sullivan and Cromwell. But he says o…
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bombastic personality that when he helped me with my coat as I was leaving, I turned and gave him a quarter tip. There are some people who say that he wasn't hired. He didn't like John Foster Dulles. That's the bottom line. After joining th…
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taking over as chairman of the SEC from Joseph Kennedy in 1937 and becoming a fixture in the president's inner circle, frequently a guest at Camp David. While serving at the SEC, Douglas had become a pariah of the financial industry. Banker…
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Suites and private dining rooms were yanked before public hearings presided over by Dulles and his sharp staff and forced to account for their business practices. Even Robert Swain of the white shoe law firm Kravath, who had once been Dougl…
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for two full days, grilling him about the fortune that he had reaped for his law firm by managing the bankruptcy procedures that had fleeced a multiple of creditors. By seeking men like William Douglas on men like John Foster Dulles, FDR dr…