The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Edsel Ford claims the name Max Fisher is synonymous with the city of Detroit.
Max Fisher with Richard Nixon in the White House
Gerald Ford discusses Max Fisher's effectiveness.
Letter from Max M. Fisher to White House Chief of Staff John Sununu concerning U.S. policy toward Jerusalem.
Max Fisher, Golda Meir and others
Bill Berman talks about Max Fisher's commitment to finding consensus among groups in the pursuit of the right decision.
Max Fisher with Secretary of Commerce Robert Mosbacher and President George H. W. Bush outside the White House. Signed, "To Max - I love this shot. Your friend - George Bush"
Max Fisher, Gerald Ford and other members of the UJA and the State Department signing the contract in the Thomas Jefferson Room of the State Dept. Building.
Max Fisher with future Israeli President Ephraim Katzir and Louis Pincus at the Founding Assembly for the Reconstituted JAFI in Jerusalem in 1971.
Max Fisher at his office in the Fisher Building.
Gerald Ford recalls Max Fisher's effective fundraising.
Max Fisher signing the Agreement for the Reconstitution of the newly Reconstituted Jewish Agency for Israel
Robert Aronson explains that Max Fisher could ask people for money effectively and get what he asked for.
Bar-Ilan Degree
Max Fisher with Henry Kissinger in the White House. Signed, "To Max Fisher - With the affection and admiration of his friend - Henry A. Kissinger."
Peter Cummings explains why Max Fisher is such an effective fund-raiser.