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charles and his brother david own 84% of koch industries. forbes estimates their worth at $43 billion each. but the sixth wealthiest man in the world still gets lunch every day at the company cafeteria, although it's challenging after recent foot surgery. the 79-year-old ceo is at his desk each morning at 7:15 a.m. under the watchful eye of the family patriarch. >> so this is your dad? >> that's my dad. >> fred koch made his first fortune building refineries for stallin's soviet union and became a fervent anti-communist. >> it's a blessing or a curse. >> in his office, charles keeps a letter he wrote to his first two sons when he took out an insurance policy. >> if you choose to let this money destroy your initiative and independence, tell be a curse to you, and my action in giving it to you will have been a mistake. so that's the way he was. >> koch also inherited his father's distrust of big government. he used his fortune to bank roll a network of conservative groups that helped give birth to the tea party movement. that's made this billi
charles and his brother david own 84% of koch industries. forbes estimates their worth at $43 billion each. but the sixth wealthiest man in the world still gets lunch every day at the company cafeteria, although it's challenging after recent foot surgery. the 79-year-old ceo is at his desk each morning at 7:15 a.m. under the watchful eye of the family patriarch. >> so this is your dad? >> that's my dad. >> fred koch made his first fortune building refineries for stallin's...
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. >> if the kochs and cassidy wins, louisiana loses. >> reporter: but charles koch remains committed to his original intent. >> my goal was to get more and more people to understand what makes their lives better, what fair, what is a just society. >> reporter: has that proved more difficult than you thought? >> are you kidding? it's hard to save the world when the world doesn't want to be saved. >> reporter: koch told me he is not, for the moment, backing any specific presidential candidate. but the candidates are still going out of their way to attend seminars and conferences backed by the koch brothers because they want those contributions. >> absolutely. a lot of money, indeed. >> a lot of different sides he had. i was surprised. i learned a lot in that piece. >> that noin anthony mason is good. >> oh, shut up. >> keep talking. >>> tony gonzalez is sharing his story of making it in pro football. he is very good too! the nfl today analyst is in our toyota green room coming up next. "thursday night football" and a it's the final countdown! the final countdown! if you're the band eur
. >> if the kochs and cassidy wins, louisiana loses. >> reporter: but charles koch remains committed to his original intent. >> my goal was to get more and more people to understand what makes their lives better, what fair, what is a just society. >> reporter: has that proved more difficult than you thought? >> are you kidding? it's hard to save the world when the world doesn't want to be saved. >> reporter: koch told me he is not, for the moment, backing any...
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charles and his brother david own 84% of koch industries. forbes estimates their net worth at nearly $43 billion, each. but the sixth wealthiest man in the world still gets his lunch every day at the company cafeteria. although it's a bit more challenging after recent foot surgery. the 79-year-old ceo is at his desk each morning at 7:15 a.m. under the watchful eye of the family patriarch. this is your dad here? >> that's my dad, yeah. >> reporter: fred koch made his first fortune building refineries for stalin's soviet union and became a fervent anti-communist. or a curse. >> reporter: in his office, charles keeps a framed letter fred wrote to his first two sons when he took out an insurance policy for them. >> if you choose to let this money destroy your initiative and independence, then it will in giving it to you will have been a mistake. so that's the way he was. >> reporter: koch also inherited his father's distrust of big government and used his fortune to bank roll a network of conservative groups to help give birth to the tea party m
charles and his brother david own 84% of koch industries. forbes estimates their net worth at nearly $43 billion, each. but the sixth wealthiest man in the world still gets his lunch every day at the company cafeteria. although it's a bit more challenging after recent foot surgery. the 79-year-old ceo is at his desk each morning at 7:15 a.m. under the watchful eye of the family patriarch. this is your dad here? >> that's my dad, yeah. >> reporter: fred koch made his first fortune...
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the country, charles koch has amassed a fortune that "forbes" estimates at nearly 43 billion dollars. he and his brother david have cut federal regulations and government. the koch's and their network of donors plan to spend $300 year. in an interview in his home in wichita, the 79-year-old ceo told me he doesn't like what he is hearing from republican candidates. you said you're not particularly high on any of the candidates so far? >> well, i didn't say that. i said i don't have the evidence that they are going to change the trajectory of the country. >> reporter: are you intending to support a candidate for president? >> well, it depends. >> reporter: if donald trump got the nomination, would you support him? >> i made a vow i'm not going to talk about individuals because if i -- just like david said he liked walker, so now all of the press is, well, we put all this money behind walker. >> right. >> and had he to drop out. he didn't put a penny. david said he liked him. that doesn't mean we are -- we picked him. >> reporter: were you surprised that walker's candidacy didn't resona
the country, charles koch has amassed a fortune that "forbes" estimates at nearly 43 billion dollars. he and his brother david have cut federal regulations and government. the koch's and their network of donors plan to spend $300 year. in an interview in his home in wichita, the 79-year-old ceo told me he doesn't like what he is hearing from republican candidates. you said you're not particularly high on any of the candidates so far? >> well, i didn't say that. i said i don't...
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. >>> now the rare television interview with charles koch as in the koch brothers owners of the second largest private company. forbes estimates their worth $43 billion each. they have bankrolled a network of conservative groups that help start the tea party movement. in a book "good profit," koch writes bout the values that drive him personally and politically. he sat down with anthony mason for "cbs sunday morning." do you think it's good for the political system that so much what's called dark money is flowing into the process now? >> well, first of all my, what i what i give to politically, that's all reported, it is either to pacs or to the candidates. what i give to my foundations is, is all public information. but a lot of our donors don't want to take the kind of abuse that i do. they don't want these attacks. they don't want the death threats. so, they aren't going to participate if they have to have their names associated with it. >> do you think it is healthy for the system that so much money is coming out of a relatively small group of people? >> well, yeah, listen if i did
. >>> now the rare television interview with charles koch as in the koch brothers owners of the second largest private company. forbes estimates their worth $43 billion each. they have bankrolled a network of conservative groups that help start the tea party movement. in a book "good profit," koch writes bout the values that drive him personally and politically. he sat down with anthony mason for "cbs sunday morning." do you think it's good for the political system...
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so why choose anything >>> tomorrow on cbs sunday conservative billionaire charles koch. i ask who and his brother david might back for president. >> first in-depth tv interview coming up on sunday morning. we leaf you now with more music from craig finn. this is "maggie, i've been searching for our son." there's a darkness this my body. i've been thinking maggie i've been searching for for our son. if you're down and out if you still have any doubts i doubt that there's a savior here to come stop what you're doing blooet breathing slowly turn your face up to the sun it was warm in arizona it was cold in colorado maggie i've been searching for our son there were crosses on the altar there was gold in el dorado maggie i got blisters on my thumb if you're all strung out if you still have any doubts i doubt that there's a rapture yet to come pick up the papers, see the stories and the pictures kid went to the movies with a gun desert and i lived there with some maggie, that guy said he was our savior but once he took our women and >>> good saturday morning. i'm kerry connoll
so why choose anything >>> tomorrow on cbs sunday conservative billionaire charles koch. i ask who and his brother david might back for president. >> first in-depth tv interview coming up on sunday morning. we leaf you now with more music from craig finn. this is "maggie, i've been searching for our son." there's a darkness this my body. i've been thinking maggie i've been searching for for our son. if you're down and out if you still have any doubts i doubt that...