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Ben Gilbert: prediction

18 Oct 2021 Acquired Standard Oil Part II

“5 million, which I think is something on the order of $100 million today to just go buy the land for the UN.”

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Ben Gilbert
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prediction
Recorded
18 Oct 2021
Publisher
Acquired

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…HBO and the Silicon Valley writers team could have a field day with Rockefeller if they were to go do a retro version of Silicon Valley. All right, the party continues. In 1945, Junior donated $8. 5 million, which I think is something on the order of $100 million today to just go buy the land for the UN. This is right after World War II, that would become where they built the UN building in New York. That's awesome.…

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