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Roger Blough person

also: Roger Blow, Blow

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U.S. Steelorganization · 4United Statescountry · 31962 Steel Crisisevent · 3Trump administrationorganization · 2Allen Dullesperson · 1Ford Foundationorganization · 1Fortune 500organization · 1Lafayette Fellowship Foundationorganization · 1CFRorganization · 1

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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

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The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 19
▶ 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…
The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 19
▶ 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…
The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 19
▶ 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…
The Colonel’s Corner The Devil’s Chessboard Part 19
▶ 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…