The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Max Fisher's retirement speech from United Brands
Max M. Fisher with A. Alfred Taubman in the early 1980s
Edsel Ford explains why his father, Henry, liked Max Fisher.
1999, Michiganian of the Year Award
"The Amazing Life of Max Fisher" ran as the feature story on the front page of The Detroit Free Press on October 2, 2003 and detailed the life of the philanthropist and the opening of the Max M. Fisher Music Center at the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Place.
Congratulatory letter from Dick Cheney to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
A handwritten letter to Max M. Fisher from an L.A. Times reader thanking him for his role in negotiating the Rogers Plan.
Detroit Renaissance Resolution of Appreciation Award
Max Fisher speaks at the Allied Jewish Campaign fundraising event in 1958.
Henry Ford II speaks to a crowd of reporters and well-wishers at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Renaissance Center on a rainy day in Detroit.
Operation Exodus Campaign Inaugural meeting
"Detroit Renaissance: A Decade of Progress and A Commitment to the Future," 1981 address by Max M. Fisher, Chairman of the Board, Detroit Renaissance, Inc.
Max Fisher holding his award with Rabbi Maurice N. Eisendrath, president of the American Hebrew Congregations, and Industrialist Lester Avnot.
A 1966 Detroit Jewish News article titled "Israel is Facing Massive Absorption Job" quotes Max Fisher heavily.
Gene Miller remembers Max Fisher's integrity, honesty and ability to listen.
Michigan GOP Honors