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  • The world of Swope who was sometimes known as "Swope of the World" was a glamorous one.

    East Egg Estate 2005

  • Herbert Hoover, the president at the time, called the Swope Plan a “prescription for Fascism.”

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • In addition he was an athletic trainer for his own company called Swope's Sports Stars, LLC.

    OurSports Central Baseball News 2009

  • The "Friend of Lou" campaign includes TV and Web advertising featuring well-known Louisville-area figures, such as Swope, executive vice president, business development for

    San Antonio Business News - Local San Antonio News | The San Antonio Business Journal 2009

  • One of those businessmen was Gerard Swope, the chairman of General Electric, who also wrote the first draft of the NIRA.

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • In 1931 Swope published what he called the “Swope Plan,” which argued that antitrust laws had to be suspended so that companies in a given industry could free themselves from market forces and collectively determine prices, wages, and production levels.

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • As a result the first picture I saw of John's mutants was the 35 mm slide that he had taped to the window at Swope Hall.

    Martin Chalfie - Autobiography 2009

  • "Anyone who can write the Peckinpah movie and also the love scene in 'Coming Home' has got some range," said Robert Downey Sr., the writer and director "Putney Swope," "Greaser's Palace" who will moderate a Q&A session at Anthology Film Archives with his old friend on Saturday.

    On the Road Again Steve Dollar 2011

  • I actually wrote a letter and mailed it out to Swope—can you believe that?

    Kings of Colorado David E. Hilton 2011

  • I was driving thru Swope Park by the golf course after the movie and my car broke down.

    “Friday the 13th” winners are hardcore! » Scene-Stealers 2009

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