Reminiscences of Maurice R. “Hank” Greenberg : oral history, 2008.

Biographical Note

Chairman and CEO, C.V. Starr and Company.

Scope and Contents

Background: Born 1925 in New York City, grew up in Swan Lake, NY; education: LL.B., New York Law School, 1950; career: U.S. Army World War II, Korean War; Vice-President, President 1967 -Continental Casualty; Chairman and CEO, American International Group, 1960-2005; Council on Foreign Relations (CFR): member in 1977, business experiences in Asia, the rise of China, debate in CFR over Vietnam, women at the CFR, presidency of Les Gelb, importance of Center for Geoeconomic Studies, competition between U.S. and China, mission of CFR, confrontation with Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at CFR meeting, experience of serving on CFR board, thoughts on CFR Washington program

Subjects

• Chief executive officers--Interviews.
• Council on Foreign Relations.
• Farber, Myron, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Greenberg, Maurice R.--Interviews.
• Interviews.
• Oral histories (literary works)

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