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In reply to the discussion: Can You Name the Last Two Presidents who Were Elected with A Business Background? [View all]aristocles
(594 posts)4. Other presidents as businessmen
http://www.activategroupinc.com/2012/02/20/presidents-who-were-also-businessmen/|
George Washington built a whiskey distillery on Mount Vernon the year he left office, which eventually became one of the largest distilleries in the country.
Herbert Hoover started a mining consulting firm with offices in London, San Francisco, New York, Paris and Petrograd.
Warren Harding bought a newspaper that was nearly bankrupt and made it so successful that it provided his income for decades, including while he was running for office.
Franklin Roosevelt founded the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation as a hydrotherapy and healing spa for polio victims.
Harry Truman opened a clothing store in Kansas City, which was initially successful but eventually went bankrupt.
Jimmy Carter took over his familys peanut farm and eventually grew it into a multi-million dollar business that included warehouses, a peanut-shelling plant, and farm equipment supplies.
George H.W. Bush founded the Bush-Overby Oil Development company and co-founded the Zapata Petroleum Corporation; business ventures that made him a millionaire.
George W. Bush invested $800,000 in the Texas Rangers baseball team and later sold that share for $15 million.
George Washington built a whiskey distillery on Mount Vernon the year he left office, which eventually became one of the largest distilleries in the country.
Herbert Hoover started a mining consulting firm with offices in London, San Francisco, New York, Paris and Petrograd.
Warren Harding bought a newspaper that was nearly bankrupt and made it so successful that it provided his income for decades, including while he was running for office.
Franklin Roosevelt founded the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation as a hydrotherapy and healing spa for polio victims.
Harry Truman opened a clothing store in Kansas City, which was initially successful but eventually went bankrupt.
Jimmy Carter took over his familys peanut farm and eventually grew it into a multi-million dollar business that included warehouses, a peanut-shelling plant, and farm equipment supplies.
George H.W. Bush founded the Bush-Overby Oil Development company and co-founded the Zapata Petroleum Corporation; business ventures that made him a millionaire.
George W. Bush invested $800,000 in the Texas Rangers baseball team and later sold that share for $15 million.
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Can You Name the Last Two Presidents who Were Elected with A Business Background? [View all]
louis c
May 2012
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I hate it when people think someone should be elected to "run government like a business."
trotsky
May 2012
#3
More importantly, government is supposed to do the things the free market can't and WON'T do
TrollBuster9090
May 2012
#13
Bingo. The Constitution clearly states that one of the main functions of our government
PA Democrat
May 2012
#16
They never even discussed their tangential associations with business, except Hoover and Bush
louis c
May 2012
#8
Imagine if the government had to account capital stock depreciation as a "loss"...
Recursion
May 2012
#25
Great point! But I think Woody Allen did it better in What's Up Tiger Lilly.
TrollBuster9090
May 2012
#11
Corporations are sitting on trillions in retained earnings, the "private sector"
xtraxritical
May 2012
#26