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John Jakob Raskob (1879-1950) was a financial executive and businessman for DuPont and General Motors, and the builder of the Empire State Building. He was chairman of the Democratic National Committee and a key supporter of Alfred E. Smith's candidacy for President of the United States. After Franklin D. Roosevelt became President, Raskob was ...
Apr 18, 2013 · Today, consumer credit, employee stock options, and citizen investment in the stock market are taken for granted--fundamental facts of American economic life. But few people realize that they were first widely promoted by John Jakob Raskob (1879-1950), the innovative financier and self-made businessman who built the Empire State building, made millions for DuPont and General Motors, and helped ...
Today, consumer credit, employee stock options, and citizen investment in the stock market are taken for granted--fundamental facts of American economic life. But few people realize that they were first widely promoted by John Jakob Raskob (1879-1950), the innovative financier and self-made businessman who built the Empire State building, made millions for DuPont and General Motors, and helped ...
Aug 19, 2023 · Before I started the CFO Bookshelf podcast, David Farber was one of the first 75 people I wanted to interview because of his book about John J. Raskob. David is a Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor and Interim Director of Undergraduate Studies at the University of Kansas.
CENTREVILLE, Md., Oct. 15-- John J. Raskob, former du Pont and General Motors executive, who was one-time Democratic National Chairman, died of a heart attack last night at Pioneer Point Farm, his ...
He was an important financial backer of Governor Alfred E. Smith (1873-1944) when he ran for president in 1928. The Oral history interviews with John J. Raskob family (Accession 2004.208) collection consists of seven oral history interviews conducted between 2004 and 2005 with members of John J. Raskob’s immediate family, primarily his ...
The Raskob Foundation is an independent, private, non-profit, family foundation. Founded in 1945, the Foundation is proud of its legacy of grant making and philanthropic activity in service to the Catholic Church and institutions and organizations identified with it. Currently, five generations of family members continue the vision established ...
