Taking Stock of Money in Politics: The Powell Memo Fifty Years Later
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What's Good for Gm Is Good for America
In 19 53, President isanhawer appointed char es wilson to be secretary of defense. He reportedly told congress that he had never seen any issue of a conflict interest because qute for years, i thought what was good for our country was good for general motors and vice versa. It got out and was dis s in the press. People attributed to him the words, quote, what's good for g m is good for america. And that's not quite what he said. But this idea sort of caught the public imagination,. Even in the 19 fifties, was seen by some people as extreme or arrogant.
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