The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Special Consultant to the President on Voluntary Action
Congratulatory letter from Dick Cheney to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Detroit business and community leaders, left to right, Robert Surdam, Henry Ford II, Max Fisher, and Robert McCabe in front of the Renaissance Center, late 1970s.
Peter Cummings remembers Max Fisher's leadership and commitment to Detroit, and on his loyalty to people and causes.
Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s
Max and his wife Marjorie at the National Distinguished Leadership Award festivities.
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Jack J. Spitzer, President of B'nai B'rith International.
Jewish Welfare Federation Plaque
Congratulatory letter from Brian Kott, President of the Detroit Chapter of the AJC, to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award.
Jane Sherman talks about her father's success in fundraising.
Max M. Fisher at the National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony in 1994.
United Jewish Appeal LBJ Plaque
Max Fisher "A Man of Our Times"
Left to Right: Thomas A. Murphy (Chairman, General Motors), Max M. Fisher, Robert E. McCabe (President, Detroit Renaissance), A. Alfred Taubman, Frederick C. Matthaei, Jr.
The Detroit riots, which began on July 23, 1967 led to 43 deaths, 7,200 arrests and a minimum of $42.5 million in damages.
Tribute to Max Fisher