James D. Robinson III
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James Dixon Robinson III was an American businessman who served as chief executive officer of American Express, from 1977 until his retirement in 1993.
Robinson in 2006
Barbarians at the Gate
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Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco is a 1989 book about the leveraged buyout of RJR Nabisco, written by investigative journalists Bryan Burrough and John Helyar. The book is based upon a
James D. Robinson III
…others. He co-created Warner-Amex with Steve Ross. He played a prominent role in the RJR Nabisco leveraged buyout battle as chronicled in the book Barbarians at the Gate. Actor Fred Thompson played Robinson in the 1993 movie. By the end of Robinson's tenure, he acknowledged that it had not gone well, saying that his…
First edition