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mahatmakanejeeves

(60,739 posts) Tue Dec 6, 2022, 06:07 AM Dec 2022

December 6, 1963: Jacqueline Kennedy and Caroline arrive at the Georgetown home of Averell Harriman

Sun Dec 6, 2020: December 6, 1963: Jacqueline Kennedy and Caroline arrive at the Georgetown home of Averell Harriman

After assassination, Jacqueline Kennedy and Caroline arrive in Georgetown, today 1963, at home of Averell Harriman, who had moved to Georgetown Inn with his wife in order to let Kennedys temporarily use his house.
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is behind, next to car. #Getty

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December 6, 1963: Jacqueline Kennedy and Caroline arrive at the Georgetown home of Averell Harriman (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 OP

Somehow bucolic_frolic Dec 2022 #1

He founded Harriman Bros bank that merged into Brown Bros H. and then became Union Banking wishstar Dec 2022 #2

bucolic_frolic

(46,823 posts)

1. Somehow

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Tue Dec 6, 2022, 06:54 AM

Dec 2022

Averill is connected to investment firm Brown Bros Harriman, but I don't recall how.

wishstar

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2. He founded Harriman Bros bank that merged into Brown Bros H. and then became Union Banking

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Tue Dec 6, 2022, 08:05 AM

Dec 2022

Harriman's banking interests including Union Banking (created in merger with Fritz Thyssen who was banker for Nazi Party) where Preston Bush was a director were seized by US Govt in 1942 due to their history of financing Nazis.

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