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#56 The Biography of Herb Kelleher

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Texas State Law - Keller, Braniff and Texas International

Keller worked all night to decide how to proceed and prepare the necessary papers. Keller telephoned muse and told him to put the planes in the air. The very next day, June 18, 1971, Southwest Airlines was finally off the grounds. A few years later, he was actually vindicated on February 14, 1975, Braniff and Texas International were indicted by the US government for conspiring to put Southwest out of business.

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