Guest Gary Loughran Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 (edited) I have always thought the Augusta National Golf Club was sports version of Yale's Skull and Bones. From USA Today (2002) I obtained the following membership list shown at the end. Membership is fluid and highly secretive (as well as until recently, quite racist) so the list is only indicative of a snapshot in time, though extrapolation of membership back to the 30's or 60's needn't be difficult. Whilst not officially recognised on the list it is commonly known that several US presidents have been on the list. The industrial movers and shakers should be well known to all on this board, at least for who they represent as oppossed to personally . Oil, finance, gas, manufacturing e.g. Bechtel brothers Membership is generally 300 and death or expulsion (none known to date) are the only ways to leave. That means at any given time only 300 members of this club exist. I see a defence secretary and secretary of state in the list. I'm sure all the lists would be mighty interesting. There are also some members who ostensibly seem to be purely there on golf merit e.g. Arnold Palmer. Perhaps allowing real golfers in to deal with the PR side. The youngest member on my quick scan of the list was one Bill Gates. I've often wondered if important decisions are made in the sanctity of this very private, very secretive, members by invite only club/cadre/cartel. As Martha Burk states "Far from being a place where friends gather for golf, Augusta National is a gathering of corporate power players like no other. Deals are made, careers are changed, and even national policy is affected through relationships such as those of the 19 members of Augusta National who sit on the Council on Foreign Relations." Opinions please? The list State First Name Last name Employer Age Ala. Crawford Troy Johnson III Coca-Cola Bottling, Retired 78 Ala. Joseph Lamar Lanier Jr. Dan River 71 Ala. Claude B. Nielsen Coca-Cola Bottling 51 Ala. Robert H. Radcliff Jr. 84 Ala. Hall W. Thompson Thompson Tractor 79 Ariz. Lyle Anderson Lyle Anderson Co. n/a Ariz. Jack Steele Parker General Electric, Retired 84 Ark. J. Frank Broyles University of Arkansas 77 Ark. Joe Thomas Ford Alltel 65 Ark. Scott T. Ford Alltel 40 Ark. Jackson T. Stephens Stephens Group n/a Ark. Warren A. Stephens Stephens Group 45 Calif. Samuel H. Armacost Weiss Peck & Greer, Retired 64 Calif. Donald R. Beall Rockwell International 64 Calif. Riley P. Bechtel Bechtel Group 50 Calif. Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. Bechtel Group, Retired 77 Calif. Benjamin F. Biaggini Santa Fe Southern Pacific, Retired 86 Calif. Donald L. Bower ChevronTexaco 79 Calif. Michael R. Bowlin ARCO International Oil & Gas, Retired 60 Calif. Lodwrick M. Cook Atlantic Richfield, Retired 74 Calif. Rex D. Cross Lone Star Industries 81 Calif. Kenneth T. Derr ChevronTexaco, Retired n/a Calif. Sam Glen n/a Calif. Frederick W. Gluck Scient 66 Calif. Harold J. Haynes ChevronTexaco, Retired 76 Calif. Paul M. Hazen Wells Fargo, Retired 60 Calif. Charles B. Johnson Franklin Resources 70 Calif. Ruben F. Mettler TRW, Retired 79 Calif. Edfred L. Shannon Jr. Global SantaFe, Retired 75 Calif. George P. Shultz Former U.S. Secretary of State, Retired n/a Colo. Edward B. Close Jr. n/a Colo. Peter H. Coors Coors Brewing 56 Colo. Charles C. Gates Gates Rubber Co., Retired 81 Colo. Frederic C. Hamilton Hamilton Oil 75 Colo. Will F. Nicholson Jr. Rocky Mountain BankCard System, Retired 74 Colo. Jack A. Vickers Castle Pines Golf Club 77 Conn. Ray C. Adam n/a Conn. John F. Akers IBM, Retired 68 Conn. Ralph E. Bailey Conoco, Retired 79 Conn. Morrison H. Beach Travelers, Retired 86 Conn. Lawrence A. Bossidy Honeywell, Retired 68 Conn. Edward H. Budd Travelers, Retired 69 Conn. George A.L. David Otis Elevator 61 Conn. Clifton C. Garvin Jr. ExxonMobil, Retired 81 Conn. Kenneth H. Hannan 91 Conn. Robert S. Hatfield Continental Group, Retired 87 Conn. Reginald H. Jones General Electric, Retired 85 Conn. Dohn L. Kalmbach Berman, Kalmbach & Company 65 Conn. Robert D. Kennedy The Perkin- Elmer Corporation, Retired 70 Conn. James W. Kinnear III ChevronTexaco, Retired 75 Conn. John E. Kircher 84 Conn. John L. Weinberg Goldman Sachs, Retired 78 Conn. John F. Welch General Electric, Retired 67 D.C. Amory Houghton Jr. U.S. Congressman 76 D.C. Melvin R. Laird Former U.S. Secretary of Defense, Retired 80 Fla. Warren M. Anderson 80 Fla. Richard T. Baker n/a Fla. Robert H.B. Baldwin Retired 82 Fla. William Houston Blount Vulcan Materials 81 Fla. Willard S. Boothby Jr. Paine Webber, Retired 81 Fla. Rinehart S. Bright 90 Fla. Anthony J.A. Bryan Copperweld 80 Fla. Howard L. Clark Sr 86 Fla. E. Mandell de Windt Birmingham Steel 72 Fla. John H. Dobbs 70 Fla. Beverly F. Dolan Compressor Components Textron, Retired 75 Fla. Nelson Doubleday Former owner New York Mets, Retired 69 Fla. James D. Finley J P Stevens, Retired n/a Fla. Maurice F. Granville ChevronTexaco, Retired 87 Fla. George V. Grune Wallace-Reader's Digest Funds 73 Fla. James M. Hoak Jr Heritage Communications 59 Fla. John C. Jansing Vestaur Securities, Retired 77 Fla. David S. Kirkland Bessemer Trust 63 Fla. Richard K. LeBlond II Chase Manhattan Bank 82 Fla. Donald S. MacNaughton Hospital Corp., Retired 95 Fla. Frank L. Mansell Paine Webber, Retired 81 Fla. Robert S. Oelman Koppers, Retired 93 Fla. Edward M. O'Herron Jr. Eckerd Drugs, Retired 77 Fla. John R. Opel IBM, Retired 78 Fla. John G. Ordway Stillman Maynard & Co. 79 Fla. H. Lawrence Parker Morgan Stanley Canada, Retired 76 Fla. Ogden M. Phipps Bessemer Trust 62 Fla. Lawrence R. Pugh VF Corp., Retired 70 Fla. J. Howard Rambin Jr. ChevronTexaco, Retired 91 Fla. Fred S. Ridley Foley & Lardner 50 Fla. F. Morgan Taylor Jr. 71 Fla. Ronald Townsend Communications consultant 61 Fla. Rawleigh Warner Jr. ExxonMobil, Retired 82 Ga. W. Hale Barrett Hull, Towill, Norman, Barrett & Salley 74 Ga. Louis L. Battey River City Augusta, Retired n/a Ga. James H. Blanchard Synovus Financial 61 Ga. Thomas M. Blanchard Jr. Blanchard & Calhoun n/a Ga. Clayton P. Boardman III Boardman Petroleum n/a Ga. Stephen W. Brown n/a Ga. Hugh M. Chapman Nationsbank, Retired 70 Ga. William P. Copenhaver The Pinnacle Club 78 Ga. Thomas G. Cousins Cousins Properties 70 Ga. Edwin L. Douglass Jr. Augusta Cab 66 Ga. Walter W. Driver Jr. King & Spalding law firm, Atlanta, GA. 58 Ga. Nick W. Evans Jr. Spartan Communications 53 Ga. H. Ray Finney Retired n/a Ga. James R. Gabrielsen n/a Ga. William T. Gary III Gary Concrete Products, Retired n/a Ga. Ben S. Gilmer AT&T, Retired 97 Ga. Phil S. Harison Harison-Kerzic n/a Ga. Harry T. Harper III Harper Pennington & Shaw n/a Ga. E. Val Hastings n/a Ga. Eugene M. Howerdd Jr. The Howerdd Group 66 Ga. W. Howard Hudson Orthopaedic Associates n/a Ga. Clifford M. Kirtland Jr. Cox Communications n/a Ga. Boone A. Knox Allied Bank of Georgia n/a Ga. Jefferson B.A. Knox The Knox Foundation 39 Ga. Dessey L. Kuhlke Kuhlke Construction, Retired n/a Ga. Peter M. Menk 75 Ga. Charles H. Morris Morris Communications n/a Ga. William S. Morris III Morris Communications 68 Ga. John L. Murray Jr. n/a Ga. J. Fleming Norvell 42 Ga. Samuel A. Nunn Former U.S. Senator, Retired 64 Ga. William P. Payne Premiere Technologies 54 Ga. Carl J. Reith Oxford Industries, Retired 89 Ga. John D. Reynolds III Club Car n/a Ga. Julian H. Roberts Spatial Sites n/a Ga. J. Haley Roberts Jr. n/a Ga. Ray M. Robinson AT&T 54 Ga. Carl E. Sanders Troutman Sanders LLP/Georgia Senate, Retired 77 Ga. George A. Sanoken Jr. n/a Ga. Leroy H. Simkins Jr. The Tubman Home n/a Ga. Frank Troutman Jr. Coil Coaters of America n/a Ga. George Wislar Fountainhead Water n/a Ga. Danny Yates 52 Ga. Charles R. Yates Jr. Moses Contracting n/a Ga. P. Dan Yates Jr. Yates Insurance Agency n/a Ga. Charles R. Yates Sr. Atlanta Arts Alliance, Retired 89 Hawaii C. Pardee Erdman Jr. Retired n/a Ill. Edward A. Brennan Sears, Retired 69 Ill. John H. Bryan Jr. Sara Lee 65 Ill. Richard J. Ferris United Airlines, Retired 66 Ill. Donald V. Fites Caterpillar, Retired 69 Ill. H. Laurance Fuller BP Amoco, Retired 64 Ill. Christopher B. Galvin Motorola 52 Ill. Lester B. Knight 44 Ill. Vernon R. Loucks Jr. Baxter Travenol Labs, Retired 68 Ill. Lee L. Morgan Caterpillar, Retired 83 Ill. Richard M. Morrow BP Amoco, Retired 76 Ill. Donald S. Perkins Jewel Cos., Retired 75 Ill. Philip J. Purcell III Morgan Stanley 59 Ill. Irving Seaman Jr. Burston-Marsteller n/a Ill. Daniel C. Searle GD Searle, Retired 76 Ill. Arthur M. Wood Sr. Sears, Retired 89 Iowa Lloyd D. Ward 53 Kan. Howard J. Carey Jr. 80 Ky. William S. Farish US Ambassador 60 Ky. William A. Marquard Arkansas Best 83 La. Frank A. Godchaux III Riviana Foods, Retired 76 La. John G. Phillips Louisiana Land and Exploration, Retired 80 Mass. Frederick S. Moseley III Seaward Management 74 Mass. Robert P. O'Block McKinsey and Co. 60 Md. Nicholas F. Brady Former US Secretary of Treasury, Retired 72 Mich. Wendell W. Anderson Jr. Bundy, Retired 77 Mich. William C. Ford Ford Motor/Detroit Lions 78 Mich. Robert J. Hampson Ford Motor, Retired 85 Mich. Roger S. Penske Penske Group 66 Mich. Harold A. Poling Ford Motor, Retired 77 Minn. Paul J. Bridston Bridston 74 Minn. John R. Harris Professional golfer n/a Minn. Bruce A. Lilly Minnesota Museum of American Art n/a Minn. David M. Lilly University of Minnesota, Retired 85 Minn. Robert R. Waller Hormel Foods 65 Minn. Wheelock Whitney Former owner Minnesota North Stars and Vikings, Retired n/a Mo. Andrew N. Baur Mississippi Valley Bancshares 58 Mo. Charles F. Knight Emerson Electric, Retired 67 Mo. Eugene F. Williams Jr. Centerre Trust, Retired 79 N.C. John M. Belk City of Charlotte (N.C.) 82 N.C. Blake C. Clark 80 N.C. R. Stuart Dickson Ruddick 73 N.C. Thomas W. Dickson Ruddick 47 N.C. James H. Hance Jr. Bank of America 58 N.C. John W. Harris Lincoln Harris n/a N.C. James E. Johnson Jr. Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice 72 N.C. Hugh L. McColl Jr. Bank of America, Retired 67 N.C. Paul J. Rizzo IBM 75 N.J. Robert E. Allen AT&T, Retired 68 N.J. Charles L. Brown AT&T 80 N.J. Richard A. McGinn Lucent (former) 56 N.J. John S. Reed Citicorp, Retired 75 N.J. Donald P. Remey 60 N.J. Reuben Francis Richards Emcore, Retired 73 N.J. Arthur F. Ryan Prudential Financial 60 N.J. Walter V. Shipley Chase Manhattan Bank, Retired n/a N.Y. William R. Acquavella Acquavella Art dealer 64 N.Y. Kenneth I. Chenault American Express 51 N.Y. Theodore N. Danforth Retired 77 N.Y. D. Ronald Daniel McKinsey & Co. 73 N.Y. Louis V. Gerstner Jr. IBM 61 N.Y. S. Parker Gilbert Morgan Stanley Group 68 N.Y. Edward D. Herlihy Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 55 N.Y. James R. Houghton Corning, Retired 66 N.Y. John F. McGillicuddy Manufacturers Hanover, Retired 71 N.Y. Douglas D. Mercer 66 N.Y. Thomas S. Murphy Capital Cities/ABC 77 N.Y. Peter G. Peterson The Blackstone Group 76 N.Y. Richard I. Purnell 84 N.Y. James D. Robinson III American Express, Retired 66 N.Y. Whitney Stevens 75 N.Y. Robert G. Stone Jr. Kirby Corp. 78 N.Y. Douglas A. Warner III JP Morgan Chase, Retired 54 N.Y. Sanford I. Weill Citigroup 70 Neb. Harold W. Andersen InfoUSA 79 Neb. Warren E. Buffett Berkshire Hathaway 72 Nev. William L. Searle GD Searle, Retired 75 Ohio William Boeschenstein Owens-Corning, Retired 77 Ohio William W. Boeschenstein n/a Ohio Edwin D. Dodd Owens-Illinois, Retired 83 Ohio E. Bradley Jones TRW, Retired 75 Ohio Patrick F. McCartan Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue 66 Okla. Robert W. Berry 78 Okla. William K. Warren Jr. 68 Okla. John H. Williams Williams Companies 84 Penn. Lewis W. Foy Bethlehem Steel Corp n/a Penn. Henry L. Hillman The Hillman Company 84 Penn. Michael H. Jordan CBS, Retired 66 Penn. Howard M. Love National Intergroup, Retired 72 Penn. Thomas H. O'Brien PNC Bank, Retired 65 Penn. Arnold D. Palmer Professional golfer, Retired 73 Penn. David M. Roderick USX 78 Penn. Thomas J. Usher U.S. Steel 50 R.I. Bradford R. Boss A. T. Cross, Retired 69 R.I. J. Terrence Murray Fleet Financial Group, Retired 63 S.C. Robert H. Chapman III Inman Mills 51 S.C. James W. Foley 91 S.C. Alester G. Furman III Alester G. Furman, Retired 84 S.C. Robert Goodyear 77 S.C. John B. Harris Jr. 81 S.C. Lou Holtz University of South Carolina 66 S.C. William W. Johnson Augusta National Golf Club Chairman 73 S.C. David S. Lewis Jr. McDonnell Douglas/General Dynamics 58 S.C. Roger Milliken Milliken & Co. 86 S.C. Robert P. Timmerman Graniteville Co. 82 S.C. Francis A. Townsend Jr. 63 S.C. Wilson C. Wearn Multimedia Inc., Retired 83 S.C. Joseph H. Williams 76 Tenn. W. Lipscomb Davis Jr. Davis Cabinet 69 Tenn. John C. Dobbs Fourjay 83 Tenn. David B. Ingram Ingram Entertainment 39 Tenn. John T. Lupton Arnold Palmer Golf n/a Tenn. J. Bransford Wallace Advocat 70 Tenn. Toby S. Wilt TSW Investment 58 Texas John R. Butler Jr. J.R. Butler and Co. 63 Texas James F. Chambers Jr. 89 Texas Peter J. Fluor Fluor 54 Texas John M. Griffith Jr. 66 Texas William R. Howell J. C. Penney, Retired n/a Texas James W. Keay 80 Texas Edward C. Kennard 83 Texas Ben F. Love Texas Commerce Bancshares, Retired 78 Texas Felix R. McKnight 92 Texas James M. Moroney Jr. Belo, Retired 81 Texas Boone Pickens Mesa Water 74 Texas Lee R. Raymond ExxonMobil 64 Texas Robert H. Stewart III Bank One 76 Texas Edward E. Whitacre Jr. SBC Communications 61 Texas J. Otis Winters Dynegy 69 Va. William C. Battle Ivy Foundation For Biomedical Research U. VA, Retired 70 Va. Howard W. Blauvelt Conoco, Retired n/a Va. Harry W. Easterly Jr. n/a Va. David R. Goode Norfolk Southern 61 Va. David P. Reynolds Reynolds Metal Company, Retired n/a Va. W. Thomas Rice Seaboard Coast Line Industries, Retired n/a Va. Robert H. Spilman Jr. Bassett Furniture n/a Vt. James G. Affleck American Cyanamid, Retired 79 Vt. Andrew C. Sigler Champion, Retired 70 Wash. Richard P. Cooley Bank of America's Seafirst Bank, Retired 78 Wash. Bill Gates Microsoft Corp. 47 Wash. Charles M. Pigott Paccar, Retired 73 Wash. Mark C. Pigott PACCAR 49 Wis. Virgis W. Colbert Miller Brewing Co. 63 Wis. James E. Reinhart 48 Wyo. Richard E. Heckert DuPont Co, Retired n/a Wyo. John K. McKinley ChevronTexaco, Retired n/a Canada David M. Culver Alcan Aluminum Ltd 78 Canada Richard M. Thomson Nexen, Retired n/a England Ronald Hampel n/a England Gordon B.B. Jeffrey n/a England H. Colin Maclaine n/a England Wolfgang Reitzle Linde Ag n/a France Jean-Marie Tine n/a Ireland Ian W.L. Webb n/a S. Africa Ivor R. Jones n/a Scotland W. Ronald Alexander n/a Scotland Michael F. Bonallack Royal and Ancient Golf Club n/a Scotland J. Stewart Lawson n/a Very well heeled, rich and powerful wouldn't you agree? Gary **Edited for grammar and spelling Edited March 7, 2007 by Gary Loughran Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Black Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Hi Gary Although I have always understod, at least partly, the exclusivity of this group.....I have never been alert or clever enough to see the true POWER that is here assembled. Golf is definitely on the sidebar ! This is a faction of power that cannot be placed in the back seat. A very alert comparison to Skull and Bones. I would hate to even imagine the decisions discussed here that have enabled the continued disenfranchisement of what was once the "American Middle Class" ! I am probably most disheartened however with myself. I once truly believed that this was a republic that was truly "Of, For, and By the People of these United States" ! I truly believed this. I was also foolish enough to believe that the true path to success was thru hard work, intelligence, and loyalty ! I even believed that anyone American born, could become President of The United States. Looking back now, I realize that I could not have been TAUGHT these lies. I no doubt merely MISUNDERSTOOD ! Charlie Black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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