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No one who had followed the Battle closely could believe any longer that Robert Moses was in public life solely to serve the public. It had been all too obvious that what he wanted was to be not the public’s servant, but its master, to be able to impose his will on

At a far pole from accountable public trust, or constitutional duty, Hoover corrupted the FBI to wage political war.

Some measure of the scope of Moses’ achievement is afforded by attendance figures. The number of visits to the Long Island state parks approximated 3,000,000 in 1930; the total number of visits to all national parks in the United States in that year was 3,400,000. More than not opposing such a program, a Governor would want to be identified with it

Bernays a continué les jolis coups de ce genre dans les années 1920, 1930 et 1940. Il a complètement révolutionné l’industrie publicitaire, inventant au passage les « relations publiques ». Payer des célébrités sexy pour qu’elles utilisent tel ou tel produit ? C’est une idée de Bernays. Publier des articles qui font discrètement de la pub pour une

As Pershing’s chief of operations for the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) during World War I, Fox Conner directed the development and successful deployment of American combat forces in France. Pershing considered Conner to have been “a brilliant soldier” and “one of the finest characters our Army has ever produced.” Pershing paid tribute to Con

The suspicions of the press, which would normally have been aroused by the rumors of “deals” and involvement by high-level politicians in a program calling for a vast write-down by the taxpayers, were lulled by the fact that this program was being run by apolitical Robert Moses; his legend draped over Title I a comforting, concealing cloak.

Harold Geneen è stato l’amministratore delegato che ha più o meno inventato il concetto di conglomerato internazionale moderno. Tramite una serie di acquisizioni, fusioni e rilevazioni di quote (più di 350 complessivamente), portò una piccola azienda chiamata ITT da 1 milione di fatturato nel 1959 a circa 17 miliardi nel 1977, anno in cui Geneen an

As always, he went directly to the top, giving newspaper owners pre-opening tours of new bridges and free passes to them thereafter, inviting them to sail on the Long Island Park Commission’s yacht, bathe in the reserved section of Jones Beach and dine in the private section of the Marine Dining Room—where he served them lavish helpings of his inim

During Moses’ long reign as State Parks Council chairman, the plaques previously placed in Niagara State Park by Wilcox’s friends to commemorate the contributions to the park made by him and the other old Niagara commissioners were systematically removed—to be replaced with plaques bearing Moses’ name. When the parkway along the Niagara gorge was b