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Briody, Dan.

The Halliburton agenda : the politics of oil and money / Dan Briody. - Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, c2004. - xiii, 290 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-279) and index.

Erle P. Halliburton and the million-dollar boast -- The road to riches -- The man behind the dam that built Brown & Root -- Guns and butter -- Collateral damage : the Leland Olds story -- Our man in office -- Vietnam and Project Rathole -- Empty pockets -- The big score -- Backseat Cheney -- Fall from grace.

Cuts through the veil of secrecy that cloaks Halliburton and its subsidiary, Kellogg Brown & Root, and reveals how the confluence of business and politics has led to questionable deals as well as financial windfalls for Halliburton, its executives, and its subsidiaries.

ISBN: 9780471638605 0471638609

LCCN: 2004002217

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Brown & Root, Inc.--History.
Halliburton Company--History.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Business and politics -- United States.
Petroleum industry and trade -- Corrupt practices -- United States

LC Class. No.: HD9569.H26 / B75 2004

Dewey Class. No.: 338.7'622338'0973