john d. rockefeller jr. nd, this building on is before the stock market crash gave us the great depression back in 1929. but rockefeller moved ahead with his project despite his partner's dropping out. this guy could have taken his money and saved it until the country was in better economic conditions. instead, he didn't. he used the money on the largest private building project ever at that time. and he put his trust in these guys, famous picture, american workers. these 11 men were sitting 66 stories above where i am right now. during the worst economic conditions in our history, they worked hard and earned a living because there was an unselfish american named john d. rockefeller jr. he took a chance on the american worker and said we've got to get this done. and rockefeller center became an economic engine for new york. it still is today. you see those crowds around the big christmas tree every year. it's a tradition. america has been through tough times in the past and in those times, we relied on the mo

john d. rockefeller and jay gould and jpmorgan. he is a player, a big player. he has bags of money.stuffed the ballot box. its factories are shown bolting away at full tilt because he has some tax -- somehow gotten favors. but not just that, he has an open back in his lap. he had studied at to find out how to fool people. opposite him are the young labor -- is the young laborer with nothing to do in his factories. the idle on the wall is falling down, so how do you counter balance that? >> on the opposite side, on the right to the meat -- the entrance to the main reading room you have the figure of government. it is knowledge-based democracy. so there, the figure of government has an open book in her lap. she is informed. and everything is in balance. she is a respectable figure. and on the right is the figure of a young voter with books under his arm. he is going to cast his ballot having informed himself and there is an officer with grain and she is separating the wheat from the chaff of elected officials. and holding a balance scale, when you cannot speak with. the final is gover

john d. rockefeller and jay gould and jpmorgan. he is a big player. he has bags of money.has stuffed the ballot box. his factories are belching away, going full tilt, because somehow he has gotten favors. there is the money. he is holding it. not just that, he has an open book. he has studied at to figure out how to fool government. opposite him is a poor young laborer with nothing to do. his factories are idle. the wall is falling down. how do you counterbalance that? on the opposite side, on the right of the entrance to the main reading room, you have a figure of good government. it is accomplished through knowledge-based democracy. there, the figure of government has an open book in her lap. she is informed. everything is in balance. she is a very respectable figure versus the one before. on the right is a figure of a young voter with books under his arm. he is going to cast his ballot, having reformed himself. opposite is a young woman holding and are not with golden grain pouring out of it. she is separating the wheat from the chaff in the selection of elected officia

john d. rockefeller concentrated in 1911 on the eve of the breakup of standard oil, in other words, three times more. but more interestingly, slim has, slim's net worth is greater than the net worth of the following 20 mexican magnates. it's as if, let's say, gates had more money than buffett and the balkans and the next 15 altogether. which is obviously not the case. the concentration is such that it's almost unfathomable which is why we always say, and rightly so, mexican business committee is made out of two parts. slim and the rest. and also id into the issue in this chapter about the tremendous reluctance for conflict, to any kind of ideological or personal confrontation. recall an anecdote in 1989 when they were trying to build his party after the 88 electoral defeat and fraud, and many of us were helping him trying to at least oversee the polls in local elections, and i tell the story of common friend of ours, we went to polling and election held just outside of mexico city, and we were there sort of watching to see that he didn't steal too many votes. some yes, but not too many. and so

john d. rockefeller concentrated in 1911 on the eve of the breakup of standard oil, three times more, but more interestingly slam has -- / net worth is greater than the net worth of the following 20 mexican magnates or fat cats. it is as if, let's say, gates had more money than buffett and the wall nice and the next 15 altogether, which is obviously not the case. the concentration is such that it is almost unfathomable which is why we always say it rightly so. mexican business community is made of two parts, slim and the rest. i get into the issue in this chapter of the tremendous reluctance because of this aversion to conflict to any kind of ideological or personal confrontation. trying to bert -- built his party after the 88 electoral defeat in fraud. many of us for helping him try to at least oversee the polls in local elections. i tell the story of the common friend of ours. we went to a polling and the elections held just outside mexico city. we were there watching to see. britain still too many votes. some, but not too many. we were there. at the end of the day we start counting. and the

john d. rockefeller and j.p. morgan. he is a big player. he stuffed the ballot box.is factories are shown going full tilt. he has the money. he has an open book. he has figured out how to fool government. opposite him is a poor young laborer. the wall is falling down. how do you counterbalance that? on the opposite side on the right of the entrance to the main reading room, you have a figure of good government. it is knowledge-based democracy. the figure of government has an open book in her lap. everything is in balance and she is a very respectable figure. on the right is a figure of a young voter with books under his arm. he is going to cast his ballot, having reformed himself. -- informed himself. opposite is a young woman holding an urn. she is separating the wheat from the chaff in the selection of letters -- elected officials. this figure of government is holding a balanced scale. the final mural is government at its best produces peace and prosperity, arts, literature, all these things can flourish. all is right with the world. >> past the murals is the main

john d. rock of -- rockefeller and jpmorgan. he is a big player. he stuffed the ballot box.is factories are sean -- shown going full tilt. he has the money. he has an open book. he has figured out how to fold government. opposite him is a poor young laborer. the wall is falling down. how do you counter balance that? on the opposite side on the right of the entrance to the main reading room, you have a figure of good government. it is knowledge based democracy. the figure of government has an open book in her lap. everything is in balance and she is a very respectable figure. on the right is a figure of a young voter with the books under his arm. he is going to cast his ballot having reformed himself. opposite is a young woman holding and turn -- an urn. this figure of government is holding a balanced scale. the final mural is government at its best produces peace and prosperity, arts, literature, all these things can flourish. >> passed the murals is the main reading room. one of the many places that people can come to read and to research. an elaborate system of retrievals