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Bob Wilson
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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…
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"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"
Tales of ITT - an Insider's Report
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Snapping Turtle Reports OnlyTotal Immersion or TerminationFacts-Only Intelligence SystemBet Every Side Then Claim Victim StatusPersonnel Surgery as Perpetual Discipline MachineBuy a Congressman, Win the Antitrust WarBigness as Defended RightWar Profiteering Disguised as VictimhoodNo Vietnam Surprises AllowedSteal GM's Playbook WholesaleColonial Empire Run by Bailing Wire