Bigness as Defended Right

“guys have to find the genuine snapping turtle from the general turtle population. I want their reports to specifi- cally, directly, and bluntly state the facts. Not high-flung rhetoric. Just facts. Reports that include action recom- mendations, a summary of the problems, reasons why the recommendations are being made and the specific position of the manager preparing the report. We allow no bull or evasion.” On monopoly: “If we are to compete overseas, we can’t be hamstrung at home. We will resist any attempt to deprive us of our proper rights. It is clear that whatever the guise, by imaginary and legal means, what we are experi- encing are direct attacks on bigness as such.””

“As Geneen’s pet project we received a disproportionate amount of attention from important lobbyists, and legisla- tors, especially Congressman Bob Wilson from San Diego, who had parlayed his association with Geneen into hotels and other local investments. He was determined to bring a major manufacturing complex into his back yard. ITT needed a close political associate who would insure Ad- ministration support in the company’s antitrust battles; in Wilson they had the Republican party’s chief fund raiser and a close friend of the President. Nixon was a Southern”