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David Rockefeller

American banker and philanthropist (1915-2017) · United States · Writers · Died at 101

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The last Rockefeller to run the family bank, he turned a surname into a passport - logging more miles with heads of state than most diplomats, while Chase Manhattan became his vehicle for a very particular kind of global access.

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2017Died20 March 20172007“I don't recall that I have said - and I don't think that I really feel - that we need a world government. We need governments of the world that work together and collaborate.”In their words13 November 2007In an interview with Benjamin Fulford (13 November 2007)

“There have been people - ever since I've had any kind of position in the world - who have accused me of being ruler of the world.”In their words13 November 2007In an interview with Benjamin Fulford (13 November 2007)

“I think that that has to be related to the problems within our own country.”In their words13 November 2007When asked about the worsening condition of the American economy and currency in an interview with Benjamin Fulford (13 November 2007)

2002“Courting Peggy McGrath provided me with a very pleasant diversion and eventually with the most important relationship of my life.”In their words20 October 2002On courting his wife, as quoted in a review of his Memoirs - "Born to Be Mild" by David Brooks in The New York Times (20 October 2002)

1998Presidential Medal of FreedomAward1994“But this present window of opportunity, during which a truly peaceful and interdependent world order might be built, will not be open for long.”In their words14 September 1994Speech at the Annual Ambassadors' Dinner, September 14, 1994.

1988Honorary Doctor of the University of MiamiAward1915Born12 June 1915

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In their own words 6

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  1. I don't recall that I have said - and I don't think that I really feel - that we need a world government. We need governments of the world that work together and collaborate.

    Nov 13, 2007, In an interview with Benjamin Fulford (13 November 2007), Own words

  2. There have been people - ever since I've had any kind of position in the world - who have accused me of being ruler of the world.

    Nov 13, 2007, In an interview with Benjamin Fulford (13 November 2007), Own words

  3. I think that that has to be related to the problems within our own country.

    Nov 13, 2007, When asked about the worsening condition of the American economy and currency in an interview with Benjamin Fulford (13 November 2007), Own words

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Awards

Presidential Medal of Freedom1998
Honorary Doctor of the University of Miami1988
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
Commander of the Order of the Crown
Legionnaire of Legion of Merit
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Grand Officer of the Order of the Sun of Peru
Legion of Merit
Commendation Medal
Grand Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
National Order of the Cedar
Order of the Aztec Eagle
Order of the Southern Cross
Order of Francisco de Miranda
Order of the White Elephant
Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero

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Born June 12, 1915, the youngest child of John D. Rockefeller Jr., David Rockefeller inherited a dynasty but chose the executive suite over the foundation circuit. He rose to chairman and chief executive of Chase Manhattan Corporation, steering the bank through decades when American finance was remaking its global footprint. His real distinguishing trait was the travel: he met foreign leaders on every continent, cultivating political connections that blurred the line between banking and statecraft. By 2004 he had outlived every other member of his generation in the family. He died March 20, 2017, worth an estimated $3.3 billion - a fortune dwarfed by the original Standard Oil pile, but still tethered to the name that built it.

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 2017 · aged 101

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