The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Max Fisher with Henry Kissinger in the White House. Signed, "To Max Fisher - With the affection and admiration of his friend - Henry A. Kissinger."
Max Fisher's retirement speech from United Brands
Bob McCabe explains how the Ren Cen was a catalyst for revitalizing Detroit.
Max Fisher, Yigal Allon and Yosef Tekoah
Max Fisher; Former Mayor of Detroit Coleman Young; Former Governor of Michigan William Milliken
Congratulatory letter from Bob Dole to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Gene Miller relates Max Fisher's legendary fundraising power.
Letter from President Ronald Reagan to Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, regarding a visit from Max M. Fisher.
Letter from President George H.W. Bush to Max M. Fisher, George Klein, and Richard Fox – the Chairmen of the National Jewish Coalition.
Max Fisher fundraising at the famous annual Fisher Meeting in his home, 1984.
Congratulatory letter from George P. Shultz to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Max and Marjorie Fisher with Henry Ford II and his wife, Christina, during a trip to Israel in 1972.
Bob McCabe describes his early days as president of Detroit Renaissance.
Agreement for the Reconstitution of the Jewish Agency of Israel
Tribute to Max Fisher
Jewish Agency for Israel leaders Max M. Fisher and Louis Pincus in 1970.