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Had [David Rockefeller] not been the founder, long-time chairman and benefactor and even often all of the above, the Council on Foreign Relations, the Council of the Americas, the Institute for International Economics, the Trilateral Commission, the White House Fellows Program, and I could name so many more, might not exist. And if they did, they might not assuredly be as effective as they are today.* heads of state, ostensibly on business for Chase or as part of CFR delegations but often as an unofficial emissary for Washington. David has had private meetings with hundreds of national leaders—a privilege usually only afforded to senior officials or other heads of state. The list includes Nikita Khrushchev, Alexi Kosygin, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Deng Xiaoping, Saddam Hussein, Fidel Castro, Zhou Enlai and the Shah of Iran. The product of these associations is a network of power and influence, with David at its centre—ultimately embodied in his massive electronic Rolodex, located in his office in the Rockefeller Center, reputed to contain 150,000 names.” Continued nevt iccna True to his Medici-like preference for avoiding public scrutiny, David at its centre—ultimately embodied in his massive David has rejected formal government appointments, including _ electronic Rolodex, located in his office in the Rockefeller Center, offers to be Secretary of the Treasury and of Defense, and numer- reputed to contain 150,000 names.”” ous ambassadorial positions. In Memoirs, David cites "political Continued next issue... considerations" and his devotion to Chase Manhattan as his rea- sons for declining these offers. David also believed, not without Author's Note: good reason, that through his Chase chairmanship he could _In Part Four we will continue to examine David Rockefeller's "accomplish much that would benefit the United States as an internationalist vision, focusing on his most controversial ‘ambassador without portfolio. At the panel discussion on creation: the Trilateral Commission. Memoirs, held in October 2002 at Johns Hopkins University, David elaborated further, noting that his position at Chase provid- | About the Author: ed him with "a rather unique opportunity to play a quiet but hope- Will Banyan, BA (Hons), Grad. Dip. (Information Science), is a fully useful role". And on the Charlie Rose Show, David added __ writer specialising in the political economy of globalisation. He that he could achieve much more outside of government as he was _—_ was worked for local and national governments as well as some not limited to four-year terms, thus enabling him to do "a lot of international organisations, and was recently consulting on interesting things" over decades.” global issues for a private corporation. He is currently working As a self-appointed "ambassador without portfolio", for on a revisionist history of the New World Order. Will Banyan example, David has used his unique access to visit countless can be contacted at banyan007 @rediffmail.com. Author's Note: In Part Four we will continue to examine David Rockefeller's internationalist vision, focusing on his most controversial creation: the Trilateral Commission. Endnotes December 17, 2002, at http://www.un.org. The Carter Years, Prentice-Hall, 1976, p. 157; 1. William F. Jasper, Global Tyranny.. Step By 7. David Rockefeller, Memoirs, Random House, Moyers, quoted in Larry Abraham, Call It Step: The United Nations and the Emerging 2002, p. 405 (emphasis added). Despite its Conspiracy, Double A Publications, 1985, p. 37; New World Order, Western Islands, 1992, p. immeasurable significance, NWO researchers and "David Rockefeller to the Rescue", 283; John Wilkes, "Hit-job on Margaret seem either unaware of or to have ignored NewsMax.com, October 16, 1998, Thatcher", in James Gibb Stuart, Hidden Menace _ David's admission. One of the few exceptions is _http://www.newsmax.com. to World Peace, Ossian, 1993, p. 159; and David —_ Richard C. Sizemore, "David Rockefeller: His 19. Rockefeller, quoted in Dye, Who's Running Icke, ...and the truth shall set you free, Bridge of | Memoir Revelations", January 1, 2003, at America? p. 160 (emphasis added). Love, 1995, 2nd edition, p. 173. http://www.Sanspap.com. 20. ibid.; Tim Parks, "Mad at the Medicis", New 2. David Rockefeller, Letter to the New York 8. Peter Collier and David Horowitz, The York Review of Books, May 1, 2003. Times, August 25, 1980; and Rockefeller, quoted — Rockefellers: An American Dynasty, Holt, 21. Rockefeller, quoted in Collier and Horowitz, in Ellen Sorokin, "Trilateral Meeting to discuss Rinehart & Winston, 1976, p. 222. The Rockefellers, p. 225. terrorism", The Washington Times, April 6, 9. Rockefeller, Memoirs, p. 4 (emphasis added). 22. Rockefeller, Memoirs, p. 488. 2002. 10. Rockefeller, quoted in Ron Chernow, Titan: 23. David Rockefeller, "Giving: America's 3. Thomas d'Aquino, "Tribute to David The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr, Warner Greatest National Resource", Vital Speeches of Rockefeller, Honorary Chairman, The Americas Books, 1998, p. 662; and Rockefeller, Memoirs, the Day, March 15, 1985, p. 328 (emphasis Society", On the Occasion of a Presentation to pp. 122, 145. added). David Rockefeller, Honorary Chairman, 11. Rockefeller, Memoirs, p. 406. 24. David Rockefeller, "America After Americas Society, during a meeting of the 12. ibid., pp. 80, 89, 91-92; Joseph T. Salerno, Downsizing", Vital Speeches of the Day, Chairman's International Advisory Council of "Biography of Gottfried Haberler (1901-1995)", September 12, 1996, p. 42 (emphasis added). the Americas Society to Vancouver, June 6, Ludwig von Mises Institute website, 25. Rockefeller, "Giving", pp. 330, 331. 2002, pp. 1-2, at The Americas Society website, http://www.mises.org; and "Jacob Viner, 26. Rockefeller, "America After Downsizing", ttp://www.americas-society.org. 1892-1970" at The History of Economic p. 41-42 (emphasis added). 4. Neil L. Rudenstine, "Pitching into Thought website, http://cepa.newschool.edu/het/. 27. Dye, Who's Running America?, pp. 153, Commitments", Remarks in Honor of David 13. Rockefeller, Memoirs, p. 406; David 57. Rockefeller, Marshall Award Dinner, New York Rockefeller, The Council at 75, September 1997, 28. Carla Hills, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Riordan Public Library, May 17, 1999, in Neil L. at the CFR website, http://www.cfr.org. Roett and David Rockefeller, Memoirs: The Rudenstine, Pointing Our Thoughts: Reflections 14, See, for example, Mike Peters, "The Rockefeller Family in International Affairs, on Harvard and Higher Education, 1991-2001, __ Bilderberg Group and the project of European Panel discussion on David Rockefeller's new President and Fellows of Harvard College, 2001, unification", Lobster 32, December 1996. 00k at the School of Advanced International . 217. 15. Rockefeller, Memoirs, pp. 410-411; and Studies, Johns Hopkins University, October 31, 5. Georges Berthoin, Shijuro Ogata, Conrad Rockefeller, quoted in James A. Bill, George 2002. Black and Henry Kissinger, "Toasts to the Ball: Behind the Scenes in US Foreign Policy, 29. Rockefeller, Memoirs, pp. 485-487; Carla Trilateral Commission Founder and Honorary Yale University Press, 1997, p. 54. Hills et al., Memoirs: The Rockefeller Family in Chairman, David Rockefeller", on the occasion 16. Healey, quoted in Jon Ronson, Them: International Affairs, ibid.; Interview with David of the US Group's 25th Anniversary Evening, Adventures with Extremists, Picador, 2001, p. Rockefeller, Charlie Rose Show, October 21, December 1, 1998, at http://www .trilateral.org. 299. 2002. 6. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, "Remarks 17. Rockefeller, Memoirs, p. 486. 30. See "A Wealth of Names", January 10, at book signing by David Rockefeller", 18. Thomas R. Dye, Who's Running America? : 2000, at http://www Forbes.com. NEXUS ¢ 31 Continued next issue... AUGUST — SEPTEMBER 2003 www.nexusmagazine.com