#254 John D. Rockefeller: The Founding Father of the Rockefellers

To Rockefeller, business resembled a form of war. It seemed natural for him to open a letter with the words I'm in the midst of a hard battle today. He transmitted messages in code. And secrecy covered all of his operations. That's all too true, he admitted.

But I wonder what general ever sends out a brass band in advance with orders to notify the enemy that on a certain day He will begin an attack, he said. Rockefeller the field marshal, laid down strategy and relied on his general staff to carry it out. When tactics for a battle had been set. Orders went out to quote

Fight it out on this line. It surprised none who knew him well that in old age Rockefeller compared himself to Napoleon. The revelation came while vacationing in France. Not far from a spot. Where Napoleon had won a great victory.

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