-Caveat Lector-
A couple of points.
* Nixon's relationship with the Establishment or "Oligarchy" was always
antagonistic. As the White House tapes and various accounts of Nixon attest,
Nixon had an almost paranoid hatred of the Establishment including the press,
think-tanks, the "Wise Men", rich people in general, the CIA and of course
Rocky. On a couple of occasions he talked of breaking into the CFR offices
and giving them a going over. He also believed the Nelson had used dirty
tricks against him back in 1960 and often baited Kissinger about his
relationship with Rocky.
* I think the Rockefeller power had passed into David's hands long ago,
perhaps as soon as David entered the banking business. Nelson's aims were
always to be the top politician as opposed to David's more astute
behind-the-scenes manipulations. As Governor of NY and a perennial
presidential candidate who never got onto the ticket, Rocky was never quite
as successful in power play as David.
On 20/11/99 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>I've never been able to figure out what exactly Rockefeller's role was.
>AFAIK, Ford never consulted him on anything; the only significant
>contribution he made was to chair the commission that catalogued the
>assorted emergency declarations going back to Lincoln. My sense is that
>while Nelson Rockefeller was indeed an Oligarch, his power was waning by
>that time; within the family, authority was passing to David and Jay, and
>the vice presidency was almost one last sinecure for the patriarch, so close
>to the office he had sought for so long and which had always eluded him.
>Besides, by that time, power within the Oligarchy (or perhaps that should
>be "Oilgarchy") was shifting to George Bush the First, who even then
>epitomized the permanent government... (See Trevanian's *Shibumi* for >some
trenchant comments on the role of Big Oil in "public affairs.")
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Das GOAT [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>> Sent: Friday, November 19, 1999 5:17 AM
>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Subject: Re: [CTRL] Carter's Hostage Rescue "Failure"
>>
>> -Caveat Lector-
>>
>> In a message dated 99-11-18 12:01:43 EST, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>>
> >>Intriguing. But my point about an Oligarch actually running the country
> >>directly is still, I think, accurate...Nixon hardly qualified as a member
> >of
> > >the Oligarchy, even though he might have liked to think of himself that
> >way.
> >>He was recruited, guided, and controlled every step of the way.
>>
> >True, not an "oligarch." Now, how about "vice president" Nelson
> >Rockefeller?
>
>
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