Bernard Mannes Baruch: The Wall Street Solitary Wolf Deeply American

Baruch, was one of the most talented and perspicacious man of his era. He was a WallStreet, genial, broker; he worked alone, and in his words, this gave trust to his clients and he never insured his investments to never be potentially sold to other brokers. He went away from business months before “The Black Thursday” collapse of the Stock Market and consequently Big Depression. He followed the advice of his father, a very important Jewish doctor from South Carolina, and created a new job or position for him self: Political Advisor for the USA Presidents!

He was Political analyst and a trusted person for President Wilson, and President Franklin D Roosevelt!

When he was President of the War Industries Board, he changed forever the overlooking of the USA Foreign Policy preparing troops, weapons, and supplies to be part of World War I, sure of the Geopolitical effects, impact and economical possibilities for the USA Imperialism! He showed the entire world that the USA is ready to be part and take decisions of any important foreign venture.

He had enormous success!

This man lived 95 years, and after the USA Atomic attacks to Japan, he created a commission to forbid any kind of future use of this new technology to damage, destroy, or murder civilian! He wanted again to follow the advice of his father, to use his intelligence for the USA and for humanity! Baruch didn’t die before making millions selling his memories. A Best Seller Book, where people was searching for the meaning of the word: How? How Baruch was so successful? How Baruch was so wizard? He always answered: Wizard was my father, and me, I was successful when I followed his advices!

In words of Baruch is to listen the art to can then play music. He was always sitting on park benches, especially in Washington DC, in between passionate conversations of strangers who talked about their live’s, their problems, and the daily living of a normal USA citizen; and there was Baruch listening and understanding where are the votes, and how to get them!