The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Max discusses why he had been a successful fund-raiser.
Peter Cummings relates Max Fisher's instinct to work behind the scenes.
Peter Golden explains Max Fisher's role negotiating between Meir and Nixon for re-supply to Israel.
Bob McCabe discusses Max Fisher's key role in the Detroit Renaissance, his leadership and his ability to build consensus.
Tribute to Max Fisher
Peter Golden, Max Fisher's biographer, discusses Fisher's influence with President Ford.
Al Taubman talks about the key to Max's ability to raise funds.
Max Fisher speaking at the 40th anniversary of the Jewish Community Council of Metropolitan Detroit at Shaarey Zedek Synagogue in Southfield, Michigan. (L-R) JCC President John H. Shepard, Max Fisher, Executive Director Alvin L. Kushner, and Judge Damon J. Keith.
An excerpt from The Congressional Record detailing the $50 million loan to Israel agreement.
New Detroit article
Congratulatory letter from President Bill Clinton to Max Fisher for receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Max Fisher agrees to serve as Chairman of New Detroit during a meeting at McGregor Conference Center on the Campus of Wayne State University.
The inner city neighborhoods in Detroit did not feel the economic growth created by the Detroit Renaissance.
HUD Certificate of Appreciation
Gene Miller calls Max Fisher a Detroit legend.
Max Fisher's retirement speech from United Brands