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In this episode, host David Siwik uses the 1986 fundraising visit by George H.W. Bush to local business magnet John McGoff as the premise for a deep dive into the Panax Corporation, and accusations leveled against it of illegal activity involving the South African government. Topics Siwik covers include McGoff’s biography, the growth and eventual liquidation of Panax, and the Vice Presidential visit to Lansing in 1986.
Keywords/tags: John McGoff, Panax Corporation, Lansing History, Mid-Michigan History, Business History, Michigan History, George Herbert Walker Bush, South Africa, Nelson Mandella, Soweto, Apartheid, Radio, Television, Media, Campaign, Republican Party, Fundraising, Protest, Peace Education Center of East Lansing
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United States
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