Reminiscences of Peter G. Peterson : oral history, 2007.

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Reminiscences of Peter G. Peterson : oral history, 2007.

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Background: born 1926 in Kearny, Nebraska, Greek heritage; education: B.A. in business, Northwestern, 1947; M.B.A. University of Chicago, 1951; career: director, McCann Erickson 1953-1958; executive vice-president, Bell and Howell Corp. 1958-63, chairman and CEO 1963-1971; Assistant to President for Economic Affairs, 1971; Secretary of Commerce, 1972; CEO and chairman, Lehman Brothers 1973-1984; Founder and Chairman, Blackstone Group 1985-present; Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): member in 1971, chairman 1985-2007, age distribution in membership, CFR's influence on policy, CFR's convening power, Kissinger's China trip, comparisons between India and China, CFR board, changes at CFR.

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Peter George Peterson (b. 1926) was an investment company executive and government official. He served as Assistant to President Kennedy for International Economic Affairs from 1961 to 1963, and he was Secretary of Commerce during the Nixon administration, from 1972 to 1973. He also served as Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs under President Nixon, and was Executive Director of the Council on International Economic Policy (CIEP). From the description of Pe...