David Rockefeller

David Rockefeller
Date personale
Născut	12 iunie 1915 New York, New York, SUA
Decedat	20 martie 2017 (101 ani) Pocantico Hills⁠(d), Mount Pleasant⁠(d), New York, SUA
Cauza decesului	cauze naturale (insuficiență cardiacă)
Părinți	John Davison Rockefeller[*]​ Abigail Greene Aldrich[*][[Abigail Greene Aldrich (American socialite and philanthropist (1874–1948))|​]]
Frați și surori	Abby Rockefeller Mauzé[*]​ Nelson Rockefeller John Davison Rockefeller III[*]​ Winthrop Rockefeller[*][[Winthrop Rockefeller (Governor of Arkansas (1912-1973))|​]] Laurance Rockefeller[*][[Laurance Rockefeller (American businessman, conservationist, financier, philanthropist (1910-2004))|​]]
Căsătorit cu	Margaret McGrath[*][[Margaret McGrath (1915 - 1996)|​]]
Copii	David Rockefeller, Jr.[*][[David Rockefeller, Jr. (American sailor and philanthropist)|​]] Eileen Rockefeller Growald[*][[Eileen Rockefeller Growald (American philanthropist)|​]] Abby Rockefeller[*][[Abby Rockefeller (American ecologist, feminist, and member of the Rockefeller family)|​]] Peggy Dulany[*][[Peggy Dulany (American philanthropist)|​]] Richard Rockefeller[*][[Richard Rockefeller (family physician in Falmouth, Maine who practiced and taught medicine in Portland, Maine)|​]] Neva Goodwin Rockefeller[*][[Neva Goodwin Rockefeller (economist)|​]]
Cetățenie	Statele Unite ale Americii
Ocupație	colecționar de artă[*]​ bancher[*]​ autobiograf[*]​ om de stat om de afaceri entomolog[*]​ scriitor antreprenor filantrop[*]​ finanțist[*]​ militar[*]​ commissioned armed forces officers[*][[commissioned armed forces officers |​]]
Limbi vorbite	engleza americană limba engleză
Activitate
Domiciliu	Manhattan
Alma mater	Universitatea Harvard Școala de Economie și Științe Politice din Londra Universitatea din Chicago Universitatea Columbia New Lincoln School[*][[New Lincoln School (private, progressive school in New York, New York, United States)|​]]
Partid politic	Partidul Republican
Partener(ă)	Margaret McGrath[*][[Margaret McGrath (1915 - 1996)|​]]
Premii	Legiunea de Onoare în grad de Mare Cruce[*]​ Ordinul Coroanei Belgiei în grad de Comandor[*]​ legionar al Legiunii de Merit a Statelor Unite ale Americii[*]​ Ordinul de Merit al Republicii Federale Germania în grad de mare cruce[*]​ Medalia Prezidențială pentru Libertate[*]​ Medalia Prezidențială pentru Libertate[*]​ (1998) Gran Oficial de la Orden El Sol del Perú[*][[Gran Oficial de la Orden El Sol del Perú |​]] honorary doctor of the University of Miami[*][[honorary doctor of the University of Miami |​]] (6 mai 1988) Legion of Merit Commendation Medal[*]​ Ordinul de Merit al Republicii Italiene în grad de mare ofițer[*]​ Ordinul Soarelui[*]​ National Order of the Cedar[*][[National Order of the Cedar (civil and military decoration of Lebanon)|​]] Ordinul Coroanei[*]​ Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca[*][[Orden Mexicana del Águila Azteca (Mexican order and is the highest decoration awarded to foreigners in the country)|​]] Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul[*][[Ordem Nacional do Cruzeiro do Sul (Brazilian order of chivalry)|​]] Ordinul Francisco de Miranda[*]​ Crucea Federală de Merit Order of the White Elephant[*][[Order of the White Elephant (Thai award)|​]] Orden de Manuel Amador Guerrero[*][[Orden de Manuel Amador Guerrero (highest honor of Panama)|​]]

Coperta cărții Memoirs - de David Rockefeller

David Rockefeller Senior (n. 12 iunie 1915, New York, New York, SUA – d. 20 martie 2017, Pocantico Hills^⁠(d), Mount Pleasant^⁠(d), New York, SUA) a fost un om de afaceri american, adept al globalismului și patriarhul actual al familiei Rockefeller. Era singurul copil al lui John D. Rockefeller Jr. și Abby Aldrich Rockefeller, și nepotul magnatului John D. Rockefeller, fondator al Standard Oil. Cei cinci frați decedați ai săi sunt: Abby, John D. III, Nelson, Laurance și Winthrop. A fost căsătorit cu Margaret "Peggy" McGrath și a avut șase copii: David, Abby, Neva, Peggy, Richard și Eileen.

Averea sa netă era estimată la 2,2 miliarde dolari, intrând astfel în rândul celor mai bogați 300 de oameni din lume.

Bilderberg, Consiliul pentru Relații Externe și Comisia Trilaterală

Articole principale: Grupul Bilderberg, Consiliul pentru Relații Externe și Comisia Trilaterală.

Cluburi

• Century Club (cunoscut și ca The Century Association), New York;*
• Harvard Club of New York;*
• River Club, New York;*
• Knickerbocker Club, New York;*
• Links Club, New York;*
• University Club, New York;*
• Recess Club, New York;*
• Economic Club of New York;
• New York Yacht Club;*
• Alfalfa Club, Washington;
• Bohemian Club, San Francisco — Rockefeller și fiul său, David Jr., sunt membri ai Stowaway Camp din Bohemian Grove.

(*Sursa: Who's Who 2006, 158th Annual Edition, London: A & C Black Publishers Ltd)

• Să nu uităm și de Bilderberg Group;

Bibliografie

• Memoirs, David Rockefeller, New York: Random House, 2002.
• David: Report on a Rockefeller, William Hoffman, New York: Lyle Stuart, 1971. (The only existing biography)

Significant mentions:

• The Rockefeller Century: Three Generations of America's Greatest Family, John Ensor Harr and Peter J. Johnson. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1988.
• The Rockefeller Conscience: An American Family in Public and in Private, John Ensor Harr and Peter J. Johnson, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1992.
• The Life of Nelson A. Rockefeller: Worlds to Conquer 1908-1958, Cary Reich, New York: Doubleday, 1996.
• Abby Aldrich Rockefeller: The Woman in the Family, Bernice Kert, New York: Random House, 1993.
• Those Rockefeller Brothers: An Informal Biography of Five Extraordinary Young Men, Joe Alex Morris, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1953.
• The Rockefellers: An American Dynasty, Peter Collier and David Horowitz, New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1976.
• The American Establishment, Leonard Silk and Mark Silk, New York: Basic Books, Inc., 1980.
• American Hegemony and the Trilateral Commission, Stephen Gill, Boston: Cambridge University Press, Reprint Edition, 1991.
• The Chase: The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., 1945-1985, John Donald Wilson, Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1986.
• Wriston: Walter Wriston, Citibank, and the Rise and Fall of American Financial Supremacy, Phillip L. Zweig, New York: Crown Publishers, 1995.
• Paul Volcker: The Making of a Financial Legend, Joseph B. Treaster, New York: Wiley, 2004.
• Financier: The Biography of André Meyer; A Story of Money, Power, and the Reshaping of American Business, Cary Reich, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1983.
• Continuing the Inquiry: The Council on Foreign Relations from 1921 to 1996, Peter Grose, New York: Council on Foreign Relations: 1996.
• Imperial Brain Trust: The Council on Foreign Relations and United States Foreign Policy, Laurence H. Shoup, and William Minter, New York: Authors Choice Press, (Reprint), 2004.
• Cloak of Green: The Links between Key Environmental Groups, Government and Big Business, Elaine Dewar, New York: Lorimer, 1995.
• The Shah's Last Ride, William Shawcross, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1989.
• Divided We Stand: A Biography of New York City's World Trade Center, Eric Darton, New York: Basic Books, 1999.
• The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York, Robert Caro, New York: Random House, 1975.
• The Rich and the Super-Rich: A Study in the Power of Money Today, Ferdinand Lundberg , New York: Lyle Stuart; Reprint Edition, 1988.
• Global Manipulators: The Bilderberger Group... The Trilateral Commission... Covert Power Groups of the West, Robert Eringer, New York: Pentacle Books, 1980.
• Interlock: The untold story of American banks, oil interests, the Shah's money, debts, and the astounding connections between them, Mark Hulbert, New York: Richardson & Snyder; 1st edition, 1982.
• The Money Lenders: Bankers and a World in Turmoil, Anthony Sampson, New York: Viking Press, 1982.
• The Chairman: John J. McCloy — The Making of the American Establishment, Kai Bird, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1992.

Note

Referințe

• Forsythe, Michael, in Washington, "Rockefeller Republicans" Open Wallets to Back Party Moderates, Bloomberg.com, 17 octombrie 2006.
• Partnership for New York City (PFNYC) Web site — List of Board of Directors and their company affiliations.
• Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) Web site — Information on the Programs at the Pocantico Conference Center in Kykuit.
• Strom, Stephanie, Last of the Big-Time Rockefellers, The New York Times Archive, 10 decembrie 1995.
• Cole, Patrick, David Rockefeller Pledges $225 Million to Family Fund, Bloomberg.com, 20 noiembrie 2006.
• Di Mento, Maria and Ian Wilhelm, Continuing a Giving Tradition: David Rockefeller announces a $225-million pledge, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, RBF Web site, 20 noiembrie 2006.
• Strom, Stephanie, Manhattan: A Rockefeller Plans a Huge Bequest, The New York Times Archive, 21 noiembrie 2006.
• Forbes.com, The World's Richest People, page 13, List for 2006.
• Butler, Desmond O., Two U.N. Oil-for-Food Probers Resign, The Washington Times, 21 aprilie 2005, on the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies Web site; Two Resign Over U.N. Oil-for-Food Inquiry, The New York Times Archive, 21 aprilie 2005.
• Barnes and Noble Web site: Selected Book Reviews of David Rockefeller's Memoirs, 2002.
• The Rockefeller Archive Center, Collections: Rockefeller Family Archives; Contents, RAC Web site, 2006.

Legături externe

General

• The Rockefeller Archive Center (RAC): Selected Biography Arhivat în 16 iunie 2008, la Wayback Machine. Contains an overview of his life, achievements and membership in organisations.
• The "Proud Internationalist": The Globalist Vision of David Rockefeller This research paper by Will Banyan (pdf, 88 pages, 2006) contains an extensively annotated overview of his life, political involvement and promotion of the New World Order.
• Rockefeller Internationalism Arhivat în 1 aprilie 2011, la Wayback Machine. Nexus Magazine 6 Part series on the Rockefeller family and the New World Order, by Will Banyan, 2002, 2003.
• Nexus Magazine — Will Banyan article, 2003 Arhivat în 24 februarie 2010, la Wayback Machine. Contains information on selected members of the family up to the fourth-generation.
• An Entrepreneurial Spirit: Three Centuries of Rockefeller Family Philanthropy Arhivat în 8 noiembrie 2006, la Wayback Machine. This monograph (pdf, 2005) contains a history and philosophy of Rockefeller philanthropy, organized by the Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors (RPA), set up by various family members in 2002.
• Rockefeller Brothers Fund Official Web site Details the regular conferences held by the Fund at the family estate of Pocantico.
• RBF 2004 Annual Report: Philanthropy for an Interdependent World (pdf) Arhivat în 10 august 2007, la Wayback Machine.
• Partnership for New York City (PFNYC) Web site: The Founder Arhivat în 14 martie 2007, la Wayback Machine. Brief biographical details on the PFNYC Web site, originally founded and chaired by Rockefeller in 1979.
• List of Partner Companies of the PFNYC Arhivat în 1 mai 2010, la Wayback Machine.
• Ted Turner: Presenting The Synergos Institute's Annual Award for Outstanding Leadership in Bridging Divides to David Rockefeller Arhivat în 20 decembrie 2010, la Wayback Machine.
• CFR Web site — Continuing the Inquiry: The Council on Foreign Relations from 1921 to 1996 Arhivat în 21 august 2012, la Wayback Machine. Contains details of both David's and the Rockefeller Foundation's long associations with the Council.
• The August Review: The World Bank Details the Rockefeller and Chase Bank connections to four World Bank presidents.
• JP Morgan Chase: 12 octombrie 2005 News Release Contains the members of the Morgan Chase Bank's International Council as of 2005, with George Shultz as Chairman.
• International Executive Service Corps Arhivat în 1 iunie 2010, la Wayback Machine. Founded by Rockefeller in 1964.
• Project for the Exposure of Hidden Institutions (PEHI): Biographical details Contains an overview of positions held during his lifetime.
• Short C-Span Video on YouTube of a Council on Foreign Relations address by Dick Cheney Details Rockefeller's links to, and promotion of, the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA).
• Stop the FTAA Web site of the John Birch Society Details Rockefeller's involvement in the founding and support of the FTAA.
• Short biography Arhivat în 24 februarie 2012, la Wayback Machine. A brief biography at the Trilateral Commission Web site.

Articole

• The Height of Ambition, New York Times (NYT) article of 8 septembrie 2002, detailing the original idea for the World Trade Center from Rockefeller, with the involvement of Robert Moses and Nelson.
• New York's Cultural Power Brokers NYT article on Jerry Speyer of Tishman Speyer Properties and his connections to Rockefeller.
• The Power of Partnership 2001 New York Magazine article on the Partnership for New York City (PFNYC), mentioning both Bill and Hillary Clinton.
• Stone Barns Center For Food and Agriculture Arhivat în 19 iulie 2010, la Wayback Machine. This shows the Farms Dedication to the Rockefeller Family
• Big Oil: The Old Dynasty; An Oil Giant Would Lack A Rockefeller December, 1998 NYT article interviewing Rockefeller and mentioning his shares in Exxon Mobil.
• David Rockefeller Pledges $225 Million to Family Fund (RBF) A 20 noiembrie 2006 Bloomberg.com press report.
• Two U.N. Oil-for-Food Probers Resign Washington Times article on granddaughter Miranda Duncan, on the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Web site.
• The Change at David's Bank Arhivat în 25 noiembrie 2010, la Wayback Machine. Time Magazine article, 1 septembrie 1980.
• A Wealth of Names Forbes Magazine article (Subscription), 10 ianuarie 2000; describes his Rolodex.
• Born to be Mild A review of Memoirs in the New York Times.
• The Power and the Privilege A review of Memoirs in Business Week.
• Last of the Big-Time Rockefellers December, 1995 NYT article outlining the final decision on the family's finances and fate of Rockefeller Center in the hands of the five trustees on the Trust Committee earlier established by the family.
• Turning 90, a Rockefeller Gives the Presents; Millions to University and the Museum of Modern Art June, 2005 NYT article stating that Rockefeller's total benefactions over his lifetime amount to more than half a billion dollars (since acknowledged as amounting to about $900 million).

Articole în limba română

• Povestea imperiului Rockefeller: Bani, spionaj și putere!, 10 iulie 2012, Roxana Roseti, Evenimentul zilei