Sam Zemurray

At 14 minutes of FTR# 19a

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Sam Zemurray

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1933-1938 The New Deal
American food industry businesspeople
American philanthropists
Bessarabian Jews
Businesspeople from New Orleans
Chairmen of the Board of the United Fruit Company
Chairmen of the Board of Tulane University
CIA activities in Guatemala
Emigrants from the Russian Empire to the United States
Jews and Judaism in Louisiana
New Orleans and Boston links
People from Chisinau
People of the Banana Wars
Presidents of the United Fruit Company
Temple Sinai (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Zionism in the United States
Zionists

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1847-Today Tulane University
1865-Today The Nation (Magazine)
1890s He discovered that United Fruit the major importer was discarding bananas that were ripening earlier than those within the rest of a shipment. He found that they could be sold to the public at a discount and made arrangements to act as...
1910s-1920s During the 1910's and 1920's, Zemurray continuously conflicted with United Fruit. Their competition over land in Central America included pranks, sabotage, legal challenges, and approached outright violence.
1911 He recruited mercenary Lee Christmas, who in turn recruited a force of about 100 other mercenaries in New Orleans, including famed Jewish soldier Sam Dreben.
1911 Honduran coup
1912 He then rewarded Zemurray with very favorable tax and land concessions for Cuyamel Fruit Company.
1933 Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933 AKA AAA
1942-Today Zamorano
1953 Zemurray authorized Edward Bernays to launch a propaganda campaign against Col. Arbenz's democratically elected government, which intended to expropriate some of the unused land owned by the United Fruit Co. and redistribute it to the local peasants.
1953 In 1953, the U.S. State Department and United Fruit embarked on a major public relations campaign to convince the American people and the rest of the U.S. government that Colonel Jacobo Arbenz intended to make Guatemala a Soviet "satellite".
1954 Guatemalan Coup d'Etat
1954 Zemurray authorized Edward Bernays to launch a propaganda campaign against Col. Arbenz's democratically elected government, which intended to expropriate some of the unused land owned by the United Fruit Co. and redistribute it to the local peasants.
1996 FTR #19 Interview with Ed Haslam
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Cuyamel Fruit Company
He and his family made generous donations to Tulane University (including a large collection of Mayan artifacts discovered in banana fields), the Zamorano Pan-American Agricultural School,...
Hubbard-Zemurray Steam Ship Company
Knox made no concessions for Zemurray, and told him not to meddle in Honduran affairs. In spite of this instruction, Zemurray devised a plan to overthrow Honduran president Miguel Davila in order to prevent the deal.
Lee Christmas
Manuel Bonilla
Tulane University President's House
United Fruit Company
Zemurray Gardens
Zemurray had increased the efficiency of his business through bribery and special deals with the Honduran government.

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