The Max M. Fisher Resource Center

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Date: September 6, 2003
Media Type: Video
Bill Berman describes Max Fisher's belief that consensus was not "the middle ground," but the process of getting a group to all reach the right decision.
Media Type: Photo
Detroit Councilman Kenneth Cockrel, who opposed city tax breaks for the development of Riverfront
Date: January 1, 1988
Media Type: Document
Max Fisher in 25 words or less poster.
Date: December 4, 1994
Media Type: Award
Max M. Fisher at the National Distinguished Leadership Award ceremony in 1994.
Date: September 6, 2003
Media Type: Video
Jane Sherman talks about her father's motivation to help rebuild Detroit after the 1967 riots.
Date: June 22, 1981
Media Type: Letter
Letter from Max M. Fisher to The Texas Jewish Post in support of President Reagan's economic policy.
Media Type: Photo
Christmas shoppers in Detroit in the 1950s
Date: June 1, 1990
Media Type: Photo
Max Fisher with Marjorie, Jane Sherman, and others at the JAFI Assembly in 1990.
Date: January 1, 1998
Media Type: Photo
A photograph of the then four living presidents, signed by each, presented to Max Fisher in 1998, along with a personal letter from Gerald Ford.
Date: September 11, 2003
Media Type: Video
Al Taubman talks about the key to Max's ability to raise funds.
Date: November 25, 1968
Media Type: Document
Max Fisher "A Man of Our Times"
Date: October 14, 1987
Media Type: Letter
A personal letter from Secretary of State George Shultz.
Date: May 18, 1978
Media Type: Photo
Max Fisher's retirement speech from United Brands
Date: July 23, 1967
Media Type: Photo
The Detroit riots, which began on July 23, 1967 led to 43 deaths, 7,200 arrests and a minimum of $42.5 million in damages.
Date: October 12, 1994
Media Type: Letter
Congratulatory letter from George P. Shultz to Max Fisher on his receiving the National Distinguished Leadership Award in 1994.
Date: September 8, 2003
Media Type: Video
Peter Golden, Max Fisher's biographer, discusses Fisher's influence with President Ford.