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Memoirs | 
 enlarge | Author: David Rockefeller
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
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Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 181368
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Pages: 560
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Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.3
ISBN: 0812969731
Dewey Decimal Number: 920
EAN: 9780812969733
ASIN: 0812969731
Publication Date: October 28, 2003
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Born into one of the wealthiest families in America—he was the youngest son of Standard Oil scion John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and the celebrated patron of modern art Abby Aldrich Rockefeller—David Rockefeller has carried his birthright into a distinguished life of his own. His dealings with world leaders from Zhou Enlai and Mikhail Gorbachev to Anwar Sadat and Ariel Sharon, his service to every American president since Eisenhower, his remarkable world travels and personal dedication to his home city of New York—here, the first time a Rockefeller has told his own story, is an account of a truly rich life.
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 I read 500 pages of bore to get to 16 pages of meat October 7, 2008
K. Burns (Atlanta, GA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have been intrigued by American Empire and its ascent over the last century. I wanted to read Mr. Rockefeller's words for myself. It seemed as though he was skipping major details throughout- for example he glides right over the death of his brother Nelson, leaving out details of the circumstance. Which pretty much proved to me that the rumors were more than true.
Chapter 27 was what I was hunting and in his own words on page 405 he solidifies accusations of his one-world agenda. Considering he has been a part of the Bilderbergs, CFR, and Trilaterals for most of his adult life- rather odd he only gives about a page a piece to each issue. A 500 page book and only 1 brief chapter on the bulk of his world vision. Dare I say conspiracy?
Last of His Generation December 29, 2007
David Schweizer (Kansas, USA)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
David's first trip to Europe began with an invitation to meet royal family in England. He never looked back. Bill Gates today has similar calling cards and would be welcomed in to any royal court. Money, to coin an expression, talks. That said, David climbed slowly to the top among 5 very competitive sons of one of the greatest forces of good in the 20th century, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. His father's legacy of giving is unmatched in history. David and his brothers lived in his shadow and none match his genius, but he was the sole heir, while the five had to share the family fortune. David stands out among them as the global leader. Nelson was the domestic wheeler-dealer, while the others seemed content to work more quietly. Of the group, one senses that Nelson was the least attractive. David's talents for diplomacy come forth best while trying to calm his pushy brother. Nelson was aggressive, while the others were gentlemanly. David Rockefeller's memoir seeks to show him in a good light and, in the end, he succeeds. With his death, we will finally be left without a great Rockefeller for the first time in over one-hundred years. The next generation seem more scattered, less rich, less prominent. It will be the end of an era.
 Rockefeller is a servant of Evil October 13, 2007
E. larson
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
It may be disinformation, but reportedly at the Bilderberg/Trilateral meeting in 1991 in Baden Baden, Germany, David Rockefeller made the following statement, with Bill Clinton in attendance:
"We are grateful to the Washington Post, The New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost forty years. It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is now more sophisticated and prepared to march towards a world government. The supranational sovereignty of an intellectual elite and world bankers is surely preferable to the national auto-determination practiced in past centuries."
Whether or not he actually said this publicly, it does seem to capture the thinking of someone who makes the kind of decisions Rockefeller does. In his memoir on page 405, he actually does say this, "Some even believe we (the Rockefeller family) are part of a secret cabal working against the best interests of the United States, characterizing my family and me as 'internationalists' and of conspiring with others around the world to build a more integrated global political and economic structure---one world, if you will. If that's the charge, I stand guilty, and I am proud of it.".
In this section he also criticizes "populists" and "isolationists" for not appreciating that the "active role" the international bankers have played in world affairs has contributed to economic growth and the defeat of Communism.
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The dollar's value has declined by 90% since the Fed's beginning in 1913 thanks to the mismanagement of "elites", and at the same time we have experienced tremendous economic growth; due to natural human activity and technological advances. Private bankers have figured out how to profit from human behavior and economics, but they're not a necessary middle man; the Constitution authorizes Congress to coin money.
I agree with Thomas Jefferson, who believed that if the People have the facts, we will make the right decisions. How encouraging that he acknowledges he couldn't not have advanced his agenda for global domination by bankers if the public's eye was on them- he thanks the MSM for their complicity in subverting the Constitution and the sovereignty of nations. He needs darkness to accomplish these things; he's more a vampire or a cockroach than a human being. The world will advance light years when a critical mass of awareness is reached and we lock up the bankers of the world along with the mass murderers, serial killers, child molesters and terrorists, and study them so we have the understanding needed to guard against their plotting.
Rockefeller is scum, don't buy this book
 Excellent Biography April 13, 2007
Wings Nien (Pacific)
0 out of 9 found this review helpful
The book tells of a life in one of America's prominent families. It's very interesting to know how one handles wealth, power and influence in the world's most powerful nation. I have learned so much. So will you out there. Give it a read. It's one of the best biographies on the shelf.
American History and The Art of Philanthropy April 4, 2007
John in San Diego (San Diego, CA. USA)
0 out of 10 found this review helpful
This book is a wonderful view of how wealth can work to benefit society and the role of philanthropy in American society and the world at large.
A solid view of the world according to a special man, however priveledged, who had the right philosophy and work ethic in an evolving and historical time. Read this to help yourself actualize your own potential and change the way (e.g. lighten your path), perhaps, how you view the role of government (public servants), private business (corporations) and philanthropy. A wonderful contribution to American literature.
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