Robert Rutherford McCormick person
also: Bertie, Colonel McCormick, Robert, Robert Rutherford, Colonel McCormick
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Claims (9)
Robert Rutherford McCormick member_of
Ludgrove School host_asserted
“More people should know. Born in 1880 to 1955. He attends a school in London when he's younger called the Ludgrove School. And why did I give it a German accent? Ludgrove School. And, of course, he graduates from a place called the Groton S…”
▶ The Shadow State 56 The Kingmaker Mark Hanna @ 56:45
Robert Rutherford McCormick member_of
Groton School host_asserted
“More people should know. Born in 1880 to 1955. He attends a school in London when he's younger called the Ludgrove School. And why did I give it a German accent? Ludgrove School. And, of course, he graduates from a place called the Groton S…”
▶ The Shadow State 56 The Kingmaker Mark Hanna @ 56:45
Robert Rutherford McCormick member_of
Yale University host_asserted
“More people should know. Born in 1880 to 1955. He attends a school in London when he's younger called the Ludgrove School. And why did I give it a German accent? Ludgrove School. And, of course, he graduates from a place called the Groton S…”
▶ The Shadow State 56 The Kingmaker Mark Hanna @ 56:45
Robert Rutherford McCormick member_of
Skull and Key host_asserted
“More people should know. Born in 1880 to 1955. He attends a school in London when he's younger called the Ludgrove School. And why did I give it a German accent? Ludgrove School. And, of course, he graduates from a place called the Groton S…”
▶ The Shadow State 56 The Kingmaker Mark Hanna @ 56:45
Robert Rutherford McCormick member_of
Northwestern Law School host_asserted
“More people should know. Born in 1880 to 1955. He attends a school in London when he's younger called the Ludgrove School. And why did I give it a German accent? Ludgrove School. And, of course, he graduates from a place called the Groton S…”
▶ The Shadow State 56 The Kingmaker Mark Hanna @ 56:45
Robert Rutherford McCormick headed
Chicago Sanitary District host_asserted
“He becomes a Republican alderman in Chicago. Then he becomes the president of the board of the Chicago Sanitary District. He's like 24 years old. And what are you doing in the Chicago Sanitary District? This is mob activity. These are like …”
▶ The Shadow State 56 The Kingmaker Mark Hanna @ 57:18
Robert Rutherford McCormick founded
Kirkland & Ellis host_asserted
“Uh-huh. And of course, you've got a family business interest all over the state, multiple industries. And I'm sure they probably have some kind of sanitation company or contracts they're giving out, while his other relatives are aldermens a…”
▶ The Shadow State 56 The Kingmaker Mark Hanna @ 58:24
Robert Rutherford McCormick member_of
Illinois National Guard host_asserted
“Also, Winston Churchill. Family connections help, huh? Well, and keep in mind, when we use the word war correspondent, we're not actually talking about journalism. They're generally there for intelligence purposes. Funny you would say that.…”
▶ The Shadow State 56 The Kingmaker Mark Hanna @ 1:00:09
Robert Rutherford McCormick founded
Medill School of Journalism host_asserted
“He actually did see some real action, and he was in the field artillery division and became a colonel. So that's why they call him the colonel. He actually earned his rank. So good for him. He comes back after the war, and he co-sponsors so…”
▶ The Shadow State 56 The Kingmaker Mark Hanna @ 1:01:18
Mentions (14)
▶ 2:56
We're going through, you know, the founders, the 1850s, 70s, 1880s, 90s, and now we're in the 1900s. And the first two guys we see are a couple of brothers from the McCormick family. You have Joseph Medill McCormick, class of 1900, and Robe…
▶ 3:55
I use a number of different websites for this family-free stuff. And this one's from Genie Annette, as in genealogy. And even this isn't perfect because I've got this guy marrying his daughter. So that's really not cool. But anyway, good in…
▶ 56:10
Yeah. Next we have Katrina McCormick. You probably haven't heard of her because she died in infancy. Then we get to Robert. Real name, Robert Rutherford McCormick. Mostly known to everybody as the Colonel. Colonel McCormick. But when he's a…
▶ 56:45
More people should know. Born in 1880 to 1955. He attends a school in London when he's younger called the Ludgrove School. And why did I give it a German accent? Ludgrove School. And, of course, he graduates from a place called the Groton S…
▶ 57:18
He becomes a Republican alderman in Chicago. Then he becomes the president of the board of the Chicago Sanitary District. He's like 24 years old. And what are you doing in the Chicago Sanitary District? This is mob activity. These are like …
▶ 57:53
The political machine, and this guy's right there in the middle of it. But he's not all bad. It's just an interesting position for a 20, 23-year-old guy to have. Agree? As a lawyer, yeah. I mean, never mind. Go ahead. Yeah, we just know how…
▶ 58:24
Uh-huh. And of course, you've got a family business interest all over the state, multiple industries. And I'm sure they probably have some kind of sanitation company or contracts they're giving out, while his other relatives are aldermens a…
▶ 58:56
Yeah, some notable alumni, Robert Bork, Brett Kavanaugh. Oh, I don't know, two-time Attorney General Bill Barr. Yep. But it was also Kirkland Ellis was the law firm that represented somebody we've heard in the news a few times by the name o…
▶ 59:33
I just like tracing these law firms. This is one of the top 10 blue blood law firms, no matter how you measure it. This is the guy who co-founded it. Pretty powerful man. That's crazy. Yeah. When his brother got depressed, he got involved i…
▶ 1:00:09
Also, Winston Churchill. Family connections help, huh? Well, and keep in mind, when we use the word war correspondent, we're not actually talking about journalism. They're generally there for intelligence purposes. Funny you would say that.…
▶ 1:00:45
And like all the sons of the elite, doesn't get deployed right away. They actually served at the Mexican border of all places in 1916. 1917, he gets sent to France as an intelligence officer. Oh, color me shocked. Have we seen this pattern …
▶ 1:01:18
He actually did see some real action, and he was in the field artillery division and became a colonel. So that's why they call him the colonel. He actually earned his rank. So good for him. He comes back after the war, and he co-sponsors so…
▶ 1:01:51
From the war correspondent slash intel officer. My grandfather, who is not intelligence, was a naval correspondent journalist in World War II in the Pacific. But I do understand the difference between the two. All right. So he's a Republica…
▶ 1:02:23
Yes, we did. Yeah, he's basically eight years after Adelano. But remember, the closure belts were split between Republicans and Democrats, allegedly. Just like these guys are. Oh, are we detecting another pattern? I hear he does some things…