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Leadership

Persistent, patient, committed, pragmatic, and honest – words that Max Fisher’s friends and business colleagues have used to describe him over the years. All are noted qualities of a leader. Along with these qualities, Fisher had an intense, emotional desire to return Detroit to prominence after economic depression and socio-political turmoil plagued the city from the late 1950s to the late 1980s. He devoted millions of hours and millions of dollars to have a positive impact on the direction Detroit was going as a major city and a community of people.

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Left to Right: Thomas A. Murphy, Chairman, General Motors, Max M. Fisher, Robert E. McCabe, President, Detroit Renaissance, A. Alfred Taubman, Frederick C. Matthaei, Jr. sitting at table
Detroit Renaissance Meeting
Date: July 22, 1975
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Left to Right: Thomas A. Murphy (Chairman, General Motors), Max M. Fisher, Robert E. McCabe (President, Detroit Renaissance), A. Alfred Taubman, Frederick C. Matthaei, Jr.
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Letter to Max M. Fisher from Moshe Arad, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States.
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Moshe Arad
Date: January 19, 1989
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Letter to Max M. Fisher from Moshe Arad, former Israeli Ambassador to the United States.
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Letter to Max M. Fisher from Jack J. Spitzer, President of B'nai B'rith International.
Letter to Max M. Fisher from Jack J. Spitzer, President of B'nai B'rith International
Date: March 10, 1981
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Letter to Max M. Fisher from Jack J. Spitzer, President of B'nai B'rith International.
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Letter from President Ronald Reagan to Menachem Begin about Max Fisher
Letter from President Ronald Reagan to Menachem Begin about Max Fisher
Date: May 28, 1981
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Letter from President Ronald Reagan to Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, regarding a visit from Max M. Fisher.
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Letter from Max M. Fisher to The Texas Jewish Post in support of President Reagan's economic policy.
Letter from Max M. Fisher to Texas Jewish Post
Date: June 22, 1981
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Letter from Max M. Fisher to The Texas Jewish Post in support of President Reagan's economic policy.
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