Jerry Voorhis person
also: Voorhis, Boris, Boers, Forrest, vorus, the incumbent, the popular progressive
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Claims (5)
Richard Nixon defeated
Jerry Voorhis documented
“On election day, Nixon rolled to an impressive victory with a 56% of the vote. Boris was so dismayed by the experience that he abandoned political life for the rest of his life. An outraged Boris aide later confronted Nixon. Quote, of cours…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 8 @ 27:34
Jerry Voorhis exposed
Standard Oil documented
“Hills Naval Reserve in Central California, Voris exposed the sweetheart deal and succeeded in blocking it. The congressman earned yet more of the oil industry raft by taking aim at one of the industry's most cherished tax breaks, the oil de…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 8 @ 19:19
Jerry Voorhis exposed
Sullivan & Cromwell documented
“to the Dulles brothers through his efforts to shine a light on the wartime collusion between Sullivan and Cromwell, clients like Standard Oil, DuPont Chemical, and the Nazi cartels of IG Farben. Voris further unnerved the Dulles circle by d…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 8 @ 19:48
Jerry Voorhis exposed
Bank for International Settlements documented
“to the Dulles brothers through his efforts to shine a light on the wartime collusion between Sullivan and Cromwell, clients like Standard Oil, DuPont Chemical, and the Nazi cartels of IG Farben. Voris further unnerved the Dulles circle by d…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 8 @ 19:48
Richard Nixon framed
Jerry Voorhis documented
“where Orange Grove still dominated the landscape. As the congressional race heated up, it became clear to Nixon's wealthy supporters that they had backed the right man to unseat Boris. The Republican challenger ran a ruthless campaign, cutt…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 8 @ 25:37
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who cites confidential intelligence sources, which means there's no verification of it, alleged that Dulles and Nixon proceeded to cut a deal. John Loftus said, Allen Dulles told him to keep quiet about what he had seen, and in return, Dull…
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Dulles and his clients in the banking and oil industry had ample reason to target Voris. He was a five-term Democratic congressman and ardent new dealer from Nixon's home district in Southern California. The crusading congressman was partic…
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Regional Federal Reserve Banks, a radical proposal that briefly won President Roosevelt's support, but ultimately failed to overcome the banking lobby. Boris was more successful in his efforts to curb the power of the major oil companies. I…
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Hills Naval Reserve in Central California, Voris exposed the sweetheart deal and succeeded in blocking it. The congressman earned yet more of the oil industry raft by taking aim at one of the industry's most cherished tax breaks, the oil de…
▶ 19:48
to the Dulles brothers through his efforts to shine a light on the wartime collusion between Sullivan and Cromwell, clients like Standard Oil, DuPont Chemical, and the Nazi cartels of IG Farben. Voris further unnerved the Dulles circle by d…
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A close associate of the Dulles brothers was a Nazi collaborator, which he was. Corporate America viewed Washington politicians like Voris as personification of their New Deal nightmare. In his mid-40s, Voris had the granite jaw good looks …
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The son of an automobile executive, Boers was educated at Hotchkiss School in Yale. But as a young man, he rejected the privileged background, marrying a social worker, going to work on the Ford assembly line, and basically becoming a socia…
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A Democrat. In 1944, Boris published a book titled Beyond Victory, making clear that as a leader of the Progressive Caucus in Congress, he was determined to keep pushing for ambitious reforms in post-war America. Boris set alarms through th…
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He wanted to create a national credit union to compete with private banks and to expand the social security system as a way to establish a nationwide minimum income. In other words, universal income. Voris' business opponents began searchin…
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a family friend who managed the Bank of America's Whittier branch. Nixon later insisted that no powerful interest was behind his political debut, just typical representation of the Southern California middle class, an auto dealer, a bank ma…
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who saw him as one of the most dangerous men in Washington. In the fall of 1945, according to Voris, one major New York banker flew to Southern California where he sat down and met local bankers. Nixon knew that it would take a large campai…
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circles in New York and Los Angeles quickly rallied to make the campaign against Forrest worth the effort. An executive for Gladding McBean, a major ceramics manufacturer whose chairman sat on the Standard Oil board, later recalled how the …
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California resort. The president of Gladding, McBean, touted the young man's fresh out of the Navy who had been lined up for the congressional race. Smart as all get out, he said. Just what we need to get rid of Jerry Boris. He says he can'…
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to make up the difference. We're going to help. Gladding McBean became a key generator of cash for Nixon, shaking down its own executives for campaign donations and spreading the word to other corporate donors. The company president demande…
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where Orange Grove still dominated the landscape. As the congressional race heated up, it became clear to Nixon's wealthy supporters that they had backed the right man to unseat Boris. The Republican challenger ran a ruthless campaign, cutt…
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In fact, Boris had long battled against the Communist Party encroachment in liberal organizations and had even spearheaded a 1940 bill requiring the registration of political groups that affiliated with foreign powers, a law aimed at much o…
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Boris' support for the New Deal programs like school lunches became evidence of his obedience to the Communist Party. Now imagine today where basically school lunches are free. Back then, it was a sign of being a communist country. Shows yo…
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which turned out to emanate from Nixon's campaign. This is a friend of yours. This is what the phone call said. This is a friend of yours, but I can't tell you who I am. Did you know that Jerry Boris is a communist? The uniform conservative…
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On election day, Nixon rolled to an impressive victory with a 56% of the vote. Boris was so dismayed by the experience that he abandoned political life for the rest of his life. An outraged Boris aide later confronted Nixon. Quote, of cours…