American banker and philanthropist (1915–2017)
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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.
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, 20…
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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.
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.
I think that that has to be related to the problems within our own country.
Courting Peggy McGrath provided me with a very pleasant diversion and eventually with the most important relationship of my life.
But this present window of opportunity, during which a truly peaceful and interdependent world order might be built, will not be open for long.
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