The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Left to Right: Phillip Hart, J.L. Hudson, Jr., Robert P. Griffin, and Max Fisher
Edsel Ford claims the name Max Fisher is synonymous with the city of Detroit.
Max Fisher signing the Agreement for the Reconstitution of the newly Reconstituted Jewish Agency for Israel
Elie Weisel, Max Fisher and Golda Meir
Max and Marjorie Fisher with Henry Ford II and his wife, Christina, during a trip to Israel in 1972.
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"
The Riverfront development in Detroit, part of the city's Renaissance led by Fisher and Taubman
Max Fisher next to his sculpture at the Jewish Community Center in West Bloomfield.
Peter Golden offers an enlightening quote about Max Fisher from Ronald Reagan.
Congratulatory letter from President George H.W. Bush to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Louis Pincus addressing the Founding Assembly of the Reconstituted JAFI in June 1971.
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.
Max Fisher speaking to the General Assembly in Philadelphia in 1976.
Coleman Young amid construction of Detroit's Renaissance Center
Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s
Bob McCabe discusses Max Fisher's key role in the Detroit Renaissance, his leadership and his ability to build consensus.