I’ve read a couple of JP Getty bios. History doesn’t treat him well at all. His family life was a disaster, was married five times, and all his kids were f&$ck-ups. They couldn’t wait to sell his company and get their hands on the money.
But he was a brilliant businessman that created wealth and jobs for thousands. He took that responsibility seriously, and understood how free enterprise worked.
Unfortunately, the liberal arts crowd that writes and decides what history should be remembered places little value on work and discipline.
“Stenographers”...
Billionaire and all but he locked the rotary dial phones in his home so the hired help had to use the payphone to dial out.