La historia de una vida y de una familia excepcionales, contada por su protagonista. Descendiente de una de las familias más legendarias de la historia, David Rockefeller, doctorado en la Universidad de Chicago, miembro del servicio de inteligencia del ejercito de Estados Unidos durante la segunda guerra mundial y ex director general del Chase Manhattan Bank, ha conocido a lideres mundiales de primera magnitud y ha trabajado con todos los presidentes de Estados Unidos de la segunda mitad del siglo XX. Su implicacion con el Rockefeller Center, el Museo de Arte Moderno (MOMA), la Universidad Rockefeller, la remodelacion del area de Wall Street o la edificacion del World Trade Center, entre otros muchos proyectos, se descubre en estas memorias. Como financiero, filantropo y embajador sin cartera, David Rockefeller ha tenido una vida unica. Esta es, en sus propias palabras esa historia.
"Memoirs" was one of several works written by David Rockefeller in his lifetime and was published in 2002. This work is a powerful and revealing autobiography in which Rockefeller narrates his journey as a businessman and philanthropist, offering an intimate and profound view of his life and the economic and social conditions of the United States throughout the 20th century. Over time, various biographies have been written and continue to be written about this iconic magnate and philanthropist, with increasing quality and scope. However, to understand the thoughts and character of a real person, there is nothing better than hearing the story with all its circumstances, mistakes, and successes told by the one who lived it firsthand. This is the purpose of David Rockefellers autobiography. To bring to the public the determined and visionary man who, through his perseverance and intelligence, became one of the most influential figures in the world of business and philanthropy. This work is part of the "Voices of America Autobiographies" collection, which aims to highlight the life stories of important figures in American history, told by themselves.
Born into one of the wealthiest families in Americahe was the youngest son of Standard Oil scion John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and the celebrated patron of modern art Abby Aldrich RockefellerDavid Rockefeller has carried his birthright into a distinguished life of his own. His dealings with world leaders from Zhou Enlai and Mikhail Gorbachev to Anwar Sadat and Ariel Sharon, his service to every American president since Eisenhower, his remarkable world travels and personal dedication to his home city of New Yorkhere, the first time a Rockefeller has told his own story, is an account of a truly rich life.