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ISBN: 0253027233 9780253027238 9780253026996 0253026997 9780253027108 0253027101 Year: 2017 Publisher: Bloomington, Indianapolis, Indiana : Indiana University Press,
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From small-town life to the world stage, Richard Lesher's inspiring tale is one of dogged determination. The son of an alcoholic and violent father in Depression-era Pennsylvania, Lesher worked his way through school, eventually overseeing NASA's vital technological transfer program during the race to the moon. His greatest achievement, however, was serving as president of the US Chamber of Commerce from the Ford through the Clinton administrations. Working closely with the presidents-especially Reagan-he modernized the Chamber over 22 years and dramatically expanded its national and international outreach. Believing strongly in the power of the free enterprise system, Lesher became a key voice and agent of economic change in former communist countries in the 1990s. Respected and admired by presidents, officials, and world leaders on both the left and right, Lesher has lived a hopeful and uniquely American story, a remarkable testament to personal perseverance and the ever-present opportunities in a free society.
Businessmen --- Lesher, Richard. --- Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America. --- Cámara de Comercio de los Estados Unidos de América --- Chamber of Commerce of the United States --- U.S. Chamber of Commerce --- US Chamber of Commerce --- United States Chamber of Commerce --- USCC (Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America) --- E-books
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Year: 2015 Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] Spiegel & Grau
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"The United States now has three political parties, though only two of them are elected.The newest was founded a century ago, but just came to power in the last decade: It's the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the political party of the new American oligarchy. In this groundbreaking investigation of the big business takeover of the American political process, Alyssa Katz draws upon years of research to chronicle the rise to power of the organization and the oversized, combative personalities who lead it. The Chamber -- through its secret corporate sponsors, from Philip Morris to Exxon to Wal-Mart -- can take credit for some of the most disturbing trends in American life: the reversal of environmental protections, the buying of judgeships, the destruction of unions and worker protections, the rise of virulent anti-government ideology, the toxic role of campaign cash, and the creation of "astroturf" groups, culminating in the Tea Party, as cover for advancing a corporate agenda. Through its propaganda, lobbying, and campaign cash, the Chamber has created a right-wing monster that even it struggles to control, a conservative movement that is destabilizing American politics as never before. The Chamber tells this history as a series of gripping narratives that take us into the backrooms of Washington where the battles over how our country is run and regulated are fought, and then out into the real world where we see how the Chamber's campaigns play out in real lives. But in the end, Katz also points to the possibility of reversing the influence of the Chamber and its affiliated groups, and fixing our democracy"--
Business and politics --- Power (Social sciences) --- History --- History --- Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America --- United States. --- History. --- History.
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Year: 1965 Publisher: Louvain : Société d'études morales, sociales et juridiques,
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Economic assistance, American --- Lobbying --- Aide économique américaine --- Lobby --- Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America --- United States --- Etats-Unis --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement
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