Comparing Gates To Rockefeller</b></font>
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<font size="2">RON CHERNOW</font> says there are many striking similarities between Bill Gates and John D. Rockefeller, Sr. He should know: he wrote the most recent authoritative Rockefeller biography, <i>Titan: The Life Of John D.
Rockefeller, Sr. </i> Rockefeller was richer (compared to the total U.S.
economy) and gave more of his money away, Chernow says.<p>

Chernow's book doesn't mention Bill Gates; it is strictly a Rockefeller
biography. But the widespread public interest in comparing the two industrial giants has led Chernow to join in the game of finding parallels in their lives.<p>

Chernow spoke recently to Paul Schindler about Rockefeller and Gates. The interview began with a discussion of the fundamental dichotomy in Rockefeller's life, between his religion and his ethically dubious business practices.<p>

 
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Interviewed by Paul Schindler<br>
July 16, 1998
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