Robert Bartley
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 Robert Bartley       (editor) | |
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| Born | October 12, 1937 Marshall, Minnesota |
| Died | December 10, 2003 (Age 66) |
Cause of death | cancer |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Iowa State University, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Spouse | Edith Bartley |
Managed the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal for over 30 years. 15 Bilderberg visits | |
Robert Leroy Bartley was the editor of the editorial page of The Wall Street Journal for more than 30 years.
Activities
Bartley won a Pulitzer Prize for opinion writing and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from the Bush administration in 2003. Bartley was famed for providing a conservative interpretation of the news every day, especially regarding economic issues.[1] The Forbes Media Guide Five Hundred, 1994 states:
- Editor Bartley's influence stems largely from his intelligent, fearless editorship of the Journal's editorial and op-ed pages.[2]
He was in attendance at the 1961 and 1964 Bilderbergs as "Bertie Le Roy".
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1978 | 21 April 1978 | 23 April 1978 | US New Jersey Princeton University | The 26th Bilderberg, held in the US |
| Bilderberg/1986 | 25 April 1986 | 27 April 1986 | Scotland Gleneagles Hotel | The 34th Bilderberg, 109 participants |
| Bilderberg/1991 | 6 June 1991 | 9 June 1991 | Germany Baden-Baden Steigenberger Hotel Badischer Hof | The 39th Bilderberg, 114 guests |
| Bilderberg/1997 | 12 June 1997 | 15 June 1997 | US Lake Lanier Georgia (State) | The 45th Bilderberg meeting |
Events Witnessed
| Event | Location(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Bilderberg/1960 | Switzerland Bürgenstock | The 9th such meeting and the first one in Switzerland. 61 participants + 4 "in attendance". The meeting report contains a press statement, 4 sentences long. |
| Bilderberg/1961 | Canada Quebec St-Castin | The 10th Bilderberg, the first in Canada and the 2nd outside Europe. |
| Bilderberg/1962 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The 11th Bilderberg meeting and the first one in Sweden. |
| Bilderberg/1963 | France Cannes Hotel Martinez | The 12th Bilderberg meeting and the second one in France. |
| Bilderberg/1964 | US Virginia Williamsburg | A year after this meeting, the post of GATT/Director-General was set up, and given Eric Wyndham White, who attended the '64 meeting. Several subsequent holders have been Bilderberg insiders, only 2 are not known to have attended the group. |
| Bilderberg/1965 | Italy Villa d'Este | The 14th Bilderberg meeting, held in Italy |
| Bilderberg/1966 | Germany Wiesbaden Hotel Nassauer Hof | Top of the agenda of the 15th Bilderberg in Wiesbaden, Germany, was the restructuring of NATO. Since this discussion was held, all permanent holders of the position of NATO Secretary General have attended at least one Bilderberg conference prior to their appointment. |
| Bilderberg/1967 | United Kingdom St John's College (Cambridge) UK | Possibly the only Bilderberg meeting held in a university college rather than a hotel (St. John's College, Cambridge) |
| Bilderberg/1968 | Canada Mont Tremblant | The 17th Bilderberg and the 2nd in Canada |
| Bilderberg/1969 | Denmark Hotel Marienlyst Elsinore | The 18th Bilderberg meeting, with 85 participants |
| Bilderberg/1970 | Switzerland Hotel Quellenhof Bad Ragaz | the 19th Bilderberg meeting, in Switzerland. |
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