John D. Rockefeller

A descendant of a man once known as John D. Rockefeller possessed an accumulation of great size, but which, as a matter of fact, was rapidly dwindling as it passed from generation to generation.

John Jones's Dollar Harry Stephen Keeler 1928

Senators familiar with the matter, such as John D. Rockefeller IV and Russ Feingold, say Comey was referring to the same program now called the TSP.

Sticking to His Story 2007

On the fringe are nightclub operators and rumrunners; at the center are national churchmen like the adulterous Bishop Cannon, crooked fundraisers for the Anti-Saloon League, Mayor Big Bill Thompson of Chicago and his underworld counterparts, Harding's corrupt attorney general, and industrialists such as John D. Rockefeller who thought dryness would increase workers 'productivity, as well as the distillers and bootleggers who bought up the legislators in Washington.

Short Reviews Editors, The 1975

But a shipper such as John D. Rockefeller could obtain special rates only because the railroads were in a position similar to his own, and were fighting strenuously for supremacy.

The Promise of American Life Herbert David Croly 1899

Businessmen such as John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, Andrew Carnegie and others possessed an extraordinary virtue: the ability to create wealth on an unprecedented scale.

The Rule of Reason 2010

I'm a "mature" 58, working for the government 25+ years and positioning myself to "transition" into my own business in my "life after government", just completed my MBA at a small local university that has notable alumni such as John D. Rockefeller and Harvey Firestone.

BNET Articles Steve Tobak 2009

Thus the so-called robber barons, such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan, became extraordinarily powerful and, to many, threatening.

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Thus the so-called robber barons, such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan, became extraordinarily powerful and, to many, threatening.

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Long before the federal income tax was in place, multimillionaires such as John D. Rockefeller (who once said "I want to own nothing and control everything"), J.P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie had their foundations set up and operating.

Latest Articles Rasmussen Polls 2008

The super-rich industrialists and financiers such as John D. Rockefeller, Andrew W. Mellon, Andrew Carnegie, Henry Flagler, Henry H. Rogers, J.P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt of the Vanderbilt family, and the prominent Astor family were attacked as 'robber barons' by critics, who believed they cheated to get their money and lorded it over the common people.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Madhavi Bhasin 2011