Latest Breaking News

Retrograde

(11,439 posts)

2. John D. senior made the money, John D. junior spent it

Mon Mar 20, 2017, 02:59 PM

Mar 2017

California's Redwoods state park is mostly do to John D. junior (the father of David): the ancient trees were slated to be cut down, and he was prevailed upon to write a check for the asking price and donate the lands for public use.

I don't know that much about the David mentioned in the OP, but he and his brothers were raised with the belief that they owed something to the country that made the family rich. Maybe it was just a way of atoning for what John D. senior did, but collectively they had a record the Bush family can only envy.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

12 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

David Rockefeller, Philanthropist and Head of Chase Manhattan, Dies at 101 [View all] brooklynite Mar 2017 OP

A BFEE favorite family BumRushDaShow Mar 2017 #1

John D. senior made the money, John D. junior spent it Retrograde Mar 2017 #2

Played a key role in setting us up for 8 years of Ray-gun, thanks for the memories: FreeStateDemocrat Mar 2017 #3

Thank you for the important reminder. Boomerproud Mar 2017 #4

wow. I had missed his role in that. Let's hope his descendants do less harm with their money yurbud Mar 2017 #6

Long as you are hoping... JackRiddler Mar 2017 #10

a lot of the wealthy like the idea of a meritocracy--especially if they are trust fund babies yurbud Mar 2017 #11

He also had a number of heart transplants. Buckeyeblue Mar 2017 #5

But It didn't help. marybourg Mar 2017 #9

this is a bigger story than any Trump hearings to day. This is an OWNER of politicians & policy yurbud Mar 2017 #7

Philanthropy... uriel1972 Mar 2017 #8

I think the editor of the lead got the words mixed up, probably it was 'finagler' he was hearing nolabels Mar 2017 #12