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Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient David Rockefeller
David Rockefeller. One of the five Rockefeller Brothers, (Laurance, Nelson, sons of John S. Rockefeller and grandsons of John D. Rockefeller. Co-founder with Sol Linowitz of the International Executive Service Corps, David Rockefeller, the former longtime chairman of Chase Manhattan Bank, is also a renowned philanthropist. Personally and through the various Rockefeller Foundations he has funded a multitude of projects in fields such as the arts, literacy, food distribution, international family planning efforts, Latin American studies, and clinical treatment of Alzheimer's disease. He was also a co-founder of the Dartmouth Conference and the Trilateral Commission, both of which have opened new pathways of communication for world leaders.
September 7, 1962
Man at the top - As he jockeyed aggressively through the torrential chaos of downtown Manhattan traffic, the man hunched over the wheel of the fire-engine red 1956 Continental appeared to be unburdening himself of a steady stream of curses. In fact, he was dictating to the secretary at his side a highly technical memorandum on the need for U.S. banks to give long-term loans to foreign importers so that they might buy more U.S. goods. 'T am convinced," he said softly [the Continental's engine roared as it took off toward the next traffic light], "that to generate this kind of...
AMONG the perils of reporting this week's cover story on David Rockefeller, Correspondent Marshall Berges counts a rocky trip from New York to Maine with his subject aboard a Beechcraft. They put down at Rockland in rough weather. Unable to go on, they tramped up and down U.S. 1 in the rain, only to find every motel flashing a "No Vacancy" sign. "I wasn't really worried," says Berges. "I figured that if things really got desperate, Rockefeller would buy us a motel. "They finally found an 8-ft. by 8-ft. cabin in Camden, Me., barely big enough for two beds. Rockefeller...
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Medal History
