The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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President Reagan honored Max Fisher with the Presidential Citizen Medal at the White House in 1989.
Tribute to Max Fisher
Peter Cummings remembers Max Fisher's leadership and commitment to Detroit, and on his loyalty to people and causes.
Max Fisher speaks at the Allied Jewish Campaign fundraising event in 1958.
"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.
Notes and text for Max Fisher's speech to the Detroit Renaissance meeting.
Edsel Ford explains why his father, Henry, liked Max Fisher.
Letter from Max M. Fisher to President Nixon concerning Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's 1969 visit.
Michigan GOP Honors
Gene Miller remembers Max Fisher's integrity, honesty and ability to listen.
Max with his daughter Mary at the American Jewish Committee's National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony.
Congratulatory letter from President Ronald Reagan to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
1990 letter from Max M. Fisher to Secretary of State Jim Baker concerning Middle East peace policy.
Max Fisher and George Shultz with Jane Sherman at the Council of Jewish Federations General Assembly in San Francisco in 1990, during which Shultz was presented the Human Rights Award by his longtime friend Fisher.
Peter Golden, Max Fisher's biographer, on Fisher's role as conduit in deals between US and Israel.
Operation Exodus Campaign Inaugural meeting