Reginald Jones

Business Roundtable Coordinates First Major Corporate PAC Election Strategy

1978-11-07 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 7/10

The Business Roundtable, representing Fortune 500 CEOs, coordinated the first systematic corporate PAC strategy for the 1978 midterm elections. Corporate PACs contributed $9.8 million to federal candidates, with 75% going to business-friendly Republicans. This marked the beginning of coordinated …

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Business Roundtable Established as CEO Coordination Body for Corporate Political Power

1972-12-01 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The Business Roundtable is formally established through merger of three CEO organizations (the March Group, Construction Users Anti-Inflation Roundtable, and Labor Law Study Committee), creating a unique corporate coordination infrastructure where CEOs directly collaborate with government officials …

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