Who Rules America?Providing proof and discussion of America's upper class, the author details: the well-established ways of training and preparing new members, how they control the executive and judicial branches of government, and how they influence local and state governments as well as businesses, foundations, certain universities and certain university institutions. |
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Page 94
... Jewish or as married to Jews . Eight of the 21 were wealthy Jewish businessmen who could not be considered members of the social upper class . They were socially isolated from the larger upper - class com- munity . The Jews who had been ...
... Jewish or as married to Jews . Eight of the 21 were wealthy Jewish businessmen who could not be considered members of the social upper class . They were socially isolated from the larger upper - class com- munity . The Jews who had been ...
Page 95
... Jewish . In addition , seven other persons on the list could be identified as Jewish , bringing the percentage of Jews in the sample to 50 . This compares with three Jews among the 54 big Republican donors for that year on whom we could ...
... Jewish . In addition , seven other persons on the list could be identified as Jewish , bringing the percentage of Jews in the sample to 50 . This compares with three Jews among the 54 big Republican donors for that year on whom we could ...
Page 96
... Jewish element , and Harriman , Gilpatric , Snyder , and Backer are the WASP element . * Mrs. Murrow and the Lubins ... Jewish . Although from a well - to - do family , her fabulous wealth comes from her late Jewish husband , Albert D ...
... Jewish element , and Harriman , Gilpatric , Snyder , and Backer are the WASP element . * Mrs. Murrow and the Lubins ... Jewish . Although from a well - to - do family , her fabulous wealth comes from her late Jewish husband , Albert D ...
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