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Van Lear Black person

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Baltimore Sunorganization · 2Franklin D. Rooseveltperson · 1Fidelity and Deposit Companyorganization · 1Wall Streetplace · 1

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Van Lear Black headed Fidelity and Deposit Company host_asserted
“There was a guy by the name of Van Lear Black, V-A-N space L-E-A-R, and then his last name is Black. He also owned the Baltimore Sun and was chair of the Fidelity company.…”
▶ Antony Sutton book review of relationship of Wall Street and FDR @ 34:32
Van Lear Black recruited Franklin D. Roosevelt host_asserted
“hire this young lawyer who didn't ever even graduate and had zero experience in this? Well, the answer was he was paying for the political capability of Roosevelt and his connections…”
▶ Antony Sutton book review of relationship of Wall Street and FDR @ 35:03

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Antony Sutton book review of relationship of Wall Street and FDR
▶ 34:32 There was a guy by the name of Van Lear Black, V-A-N space L-E-A-R, and then his last name is Black. He also owned the Baltimore Sun and was chair of the Fidelity company. So why would this guy that's this big business guy doing bonding and…
Antony Sutton book review of relationship of Wall Street and FDR
▶ 35:03 insurance, hire this young lawyer who didn't ever even graduate and had zero experience in this? Well, the answer was he was paying for the political capability of Roosevelt and his connections, because evidently the way the bonding busines…
Antony Sutton book review of relationship of Wall Street and FDR
▶ 36:55 in return to moving all of their bonding businesses to this guy. That's what FDR's job was. So I want to read to you, here's a quote by another author. Whether Van Leer Black hired him because it was smart business move or merely to collect…
Antony Sutton book review of relationship of Wall Street and FDR
▶ 39:32 The money that FDR was bringing in due to his political clout and his family ties was substantial for the media baron of the Baltimore Suns. And I would encourage anybody to go look into that guy at the Baltimore Sun, Black. He has a very i…