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Lyman Stewart: Fundamentalist and Oligarch American oilman Lyman Stewart embodied the uniquely American paradoxes of what would become capitalist Christian fundamentalism and the prosperity gospel.
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
At a testy breakfast on May 19, 1981, Richard Richards, chair of the Republican National Committee, confronted a who’s who from the right, ranging from Dolan, Weyrich, and Schlafly to the billionaire oilman and John Birch Society member Bunker Hunt.
—Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made By History, TIME, 10 June 2024
Autry Stephens, Endeavor’s octogenarian founder, will become America’s richest oilman once the deal closes.
—Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
The 4,160-acre estate, owned by a millionaire oilman, was known as a prime fishing spot, but Coolidge also held a lot of meetings on the site — including with his Republican successor, Herbert Hoover.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2024
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
At a testy breakfast on May 19, 1981, Richard Richards, chair of the Republican National Committee, confronted a who’s who from the right, ranging from Dolan, Weyrich, and Schlafly to the billionaire oilman and John Birch Society member Bunker Hunt.
—Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made By History, TIME, 10 June 2024
Autry Stephens, Endeavor’s octogenarian founder, will become America’s richest oilman once the deal closes.
—Kevin Crowley, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2024
The 4,160-acre estate, owned by a millionaire oilman, was known as a prime fishing spot, but Coolidge also held a lot of meetings on the site — including with his Republican successor, Herbert Hoover.
—Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2024
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“Oilman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oilman. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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