Henry Ford's fixer Harry Bennett had long been close to the FBI's Detroit Bureau Chief John Bugas, who, in an FBI field report, once described Bennett as "a friend of the Bureau."

John S. Bugas (1908-1982) was an FBI special agent and a vice president at Ford Motor Company. This collection contains some of his files from his time at the Federal Bureau of …

Oct 3, 2022 · Henry Ford, apparently still fearing that his grandchildren might be kidnapped like the unfortunate Charles Lindbergh Jr., hired away Bugas to work under the notorious Harry …

Dec 2, 1982 · YPSILANTI, Mich. -- Retired Ford Motor Co. Vice President John S. Bugas, one of Henry Ford II's closest friends and aides, died Thursday at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital. He was …

Sep 6, 2018 · Andrew’s firsthand account shows us how prevailing sentiments about immigrants and corporations like the Union Pacific Railroad in 1885 led to the deadly Massacre. Read the …

Reuther runs—with managerial efficiency—the largest U.S. labor union: the 1,500,000-man C.I.O. United Automobile Workers (U.A.W.); he has signed up 250,000 new workers in the last four …

John Stephen Bugas (April 26, 1908 – December 2, 1982) was the second in command at Ford Motor Company during the presidency and chairmanship reign of Henry Ford II (the oldest …

Jul 15, 1978 · John Bugas, a Ford official and ally of young Henry, went to the newly dismissed Mr. Bennett's office. He recalled that Mr. Bennett swore at him and then, “at the height of it, he …

Mar 5, 1978 · “Mr. Ford would say, ‘Jump,’ and Bennett would strain every muscle—he'd do anything,” says John Bugas, who was once Bennett's right‐hand man.

But Bugas headed off any U.A.W. attempt to play Ford and G.M. off against each other. Said he: “If the U.A.W.-C.I.O. concludes a more favorable economic settlement with General Motors, …

Dec 3, 2023 · In Detroit, John Bugas, local FBI director, will be charged with the protection of the greatest concentration of defense industries in the country.

Despite his "erstwhile G-man " [2] life, Bugas, like his boss Henry Ford, was a "thorough-going free enterpriser " [20] and vigorous defender of laissez-faire capitalism and business interests …

Jun 16, 2003 · John Bugas became a key ally on Henry Ford II's battle for power. Hoping to neutralize him, Bennett hired Bugas and doubled his FBI salary. Then Bennett instructed his …

He picked up his telephone and called John S. Bugas, the soft-voiced, even-tempered boss of industrial relations at the Ford Motor Co. “Listen, John,” said Leonard, “let’s settle this right...

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