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Pete’s love of golf can be traced to his days caddying at the Kearney Country Club.
Pete briefs Congressional leaders with his report, “The Changing Role of the U.S. in the World Economy” on June 25, 1971.
Pete’s advertising experience helped him bring attention to important issues – here using Flipper to shine a light on the need for dolphin-safe tuna nets.
Businessweek cover story on Pete’s work guiding U.S. trade policy, July 3, 1971
Pete with President Ronald Reagan.
In 1992, Pete joined with Senators Warren Rudman and Paul Tsongas to found the Concord Coalition.
In 2012 Pete launched the Coalition for Fiscal and National Security, headed by Admiral Mike Mullen.
Pete celebrated his 90th birthday surrounded by his grandchildren.
Central Café in Kearney, open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
In 1971, Pete was named Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs, meeting frequently with President Nixon in the Oval Office.
In 1972, Pete became the United States Secretary of Commerce.
Signing a trade deal with the Soviet Union was one of Pete’s crowning achievements at Commerce.
Businessweek cover story on Pete’s leadership at Lehman Brothers, 1975
As chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, Pete met with dignitaries from all over the world. Here he is with the Dalai Lama in New York in 1991.
Pete and Bono trade eyewear after a serious talk about Third World debt.
Pete with President Bill Clinton.
In October 2012, Forbes Magazine named Pete a “Titan of Philanthropy.”
Pete and Joan with President George W. and Laura Bush, and Kofi Annan and Nane Maria Lagergren.
Pete enjoyed working with his dear friend David Rockefeller on causes important to both of them, including serving as trustees at MoMA.
