Roger Blough person
also: Roger Blow, Blow
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Claims (3)
Roger Blough member_of
CFR documented
“the business statesman, who was fighting not just for his own company, but on behalf of the entire corporate sector by defying the president's authority. His company occupied a central position in the country's corporate pantheon, which was…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 19 @ 57:25
Roger Blough member_of
Lafayette Fellowship Foundation documented
“the business statesman, who was fighting not just for his own company, but on behalf of the entire corporate sector by defying the president's authority. His company occupied a central position in the country's corporate pantheon, which was…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 19 @ 57:25
John F. Kennedy ordered_assassination_of
Roger Blough host_asserted
“Determined to protect his presidency over the next three days, JFK unleashed the full power of the federal government in an all-out effort to crush the steel industry rebellion. Attorney General Bobby Kennedy announced a grand jury probe in…”
▶ The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 19 @ 58:25
Mentions (4)
▶ 56:15
After Kennedy's engineered steel pack was signed, guess what U.S. Steel Chairman Roger Blow did? He scheduled a meeting at the White House and told the president that he was announcing a 3.5% price increase anyway. But he had locked in labo…
▶ 56:53
He saw this as a challenge to his ability to control the economy. My father always told me that all businessmen were sons of a bitches, JFK said, but I never believed it until now. That was a remark that he was happy to have leaked to Newsw…
▶ 57:25
the business statesman, who was fighting not just for his own company, but on behalf of the entire corporate sector by defying the president's authority. His company occupied a central position in the country's corporate pantheon, which was…
▶ 59:45
In victory, JFK adopted a magnanimous posture. Over dinner at the White House on May 3rd, Schlesinger asked Kennedy what he had said to Blow when the U.S. steel chairman surrendered. I told him that his men could keep their horses for the s…