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William C. Liedtke
Born (1924-09-27 ) September 27, 1924
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died March 1, 1991(1991-03-01) (aged 66 )
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Education Amherst College , (BA University of Texas School of Law (LL.B. )Occupation(s ) oil executive, attorney Known for co-founder of Pennzoil Spouse Bessie Johns Smith Liedtke (married 1949) Children 4
William C. Liedtke Jr. (September 27, 1924 — March 1, 1991)[1] [2] Pennzoil with his older brother J. Hugh Liedtke .[2] [3]
Early life [ edit ]
Liedtke was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma where his father was an attorney for the Gulf Oil Corporation .[2] [3] [4] World War II , he and his brother, Hugh, served in the South Pacific as junior officers in the United States Navy .[2] [3] Saipan and agreed to pursue a business career together if they survived the war.[3]
Liedtke earned a B.A. from Amherst College in 1945 and an LL.B. from University of Texas School of Law in 1949.[1] [4] Midland, Texas , then opened a law practice with Hugh in 1949.[4]
Oil executive [ edit ]
In the 1950s, Hugh and Bill Liedtke had an office next to that of the Bush-Overbey Oil Development Company run by future United States President George H. W. Bush and Bush's neighbor, John Overbey.[5] [6] Zapata Petroleum Corporation .[2] [3] [6] Pennzoil , and the Liedtkes took over United Gas Pipeline in 1956.[citation needed
Liedtke served as the president of Pennzoil from 1967 to 1977.[2] spin-off Pogo Producing Company.[2] [7] IPO in 1970, Pogo was an exploration and production subsidiary of Pennzoil set up to look for natural gas in the Gulf of Mexico .[2] [7] [4]
Politics [ edit ]
Liedtke became the Texas finance chairman for Richard Nixon 's Presidential campaigns in 1968 and 1972.[8] Jack Anderson obtained a report compiled by the House Banking Committee indicating that Liedtke admitted to investigators that he had raised $100,000 in Mexico for Nixon's campaign fund.[9]
Liedtke later served on the Board of Trustees for Amherst College.[10] Bush-Quayle campaign of 1988.[11]
His son, William C. Liedtke III was nominated by President Bush in May 1992 for a seat on the five-member Federal Energy Regulatory Commission .[12]
References [ edit ]
^ a b c d e f g h "W. C. Liedtke, 66, A Pennzoil Founder And Friend of Bush" . The New York Times . AP. March 5, 1991. p. B8. Retrieved June 24, 2024 .
^ a b c d e Martin, Douglas (April 1, 2003). "J. Hugh Liedtke, 81, Oilman Who Bested Texaco in Court" The New York Times . Retrieved May 11, 2015 .
^ a b c d "William C. Liedtke, Jr. 1995" (PDF) . petroleummuseum.org . The Petroleum Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 6, 2015 .
^ Bush, George W. (2014). 41: A Portrait of My Father 61–62 . ISBN 9780553447781 OCLC 883645289 .
^ a b George Bush Foundation (2005). "A Legacy of Service" . www.bushmonument.com . George Bush Monument. Archived from the original on April 9, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2015 .
^ a b "Pennzoil" . June 15, 2010.
^ Bryce, Robert (2004). Cronies: Oil, the Bushes, and the Rise of Texas, America's Superstate 98 ISBN 9781586481889
^ Barnes, Dick; Schwartz III, H.L. (September 13, 1972). "Mexican money tied to Nixon campaign fund" . The Free Lance-Star . Vol. 89, no. 216. Fredericksburg, Virginia. AP. pp. 1, 18. Retrieved May 19, 2015 .
^ Communications, Emmis (October 1970). "The Alcalde" .
^ Morgan, Kay (September 1, 1988). "GOP Says Fund-Raising Promotion Unauthorized" . The Daily Oklahoman 46 . Retrieved June 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Liedtke Doubts He'll Gain Post" . November 5, 1992.
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