242
242
Oct 11, 2015
10/15
by
WCBS
tv
eye 242
favorite 0
quote 0
charles koch. >> announcer: it's "sunday morning" on cbs and here again is charles osgood. >> charles: charles koch is a billionaire many times over, and much discussed in the world of business and political funding. this morning he's making a rare appearance answering questions to anthony mason. >> when charles koch took over the family business nearly a half century ago, he had a vision for the oil company that his father founded. >> it worked out okay. how much can we grow over a period of time and projected that out through my life, and a few years ago, we were 70 times that amount. >> koch industries, headquartered in a sprawling glass and granite campus in wichita, is now the second largest private company in the country, with more than a hundred thousand employees worldwide, the conglomerate refines 600,000 barrels of oil a day and produces everything from stain master carpets to electronic components for smart phones. 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
charles koch. >> announcer: it's "sunday morning" on cbs and here again is charles osgood. >> charles: charles koch is a billionaire many times over, and much discussed in the world of business and political funding. this morning he's making a rare appearance answering questions to anthony mason. >> when charles koch took over the family business nearly a half century ago, he had a vision for the oil company that his father founded. >> it worked out okay. how...
120
120
Oct 12, 2015
10/15
by
WCBS
tv
eye 120
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> 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 noinanthony 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. man: at that moment, it hit me -- this is why i joined the guard. i couldn't believe it. i just saved
. >> 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...
44
44
Oct 13, 2015
10/15
by
WCBS
tv
eye 44
favorite 0
quote 0
jim axelrod spoke with charles koch in a rare tv interview. >> reporter: koch industries, headquartered in a sprawling glass and granite campus in wichita is the second largest private company in the country. with more than 100,000 employees worldwide, the conglomerate refines up to 600,000 barrels of oil a day and produces everything from stainmaster carpets to electronic components for smartphones. 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. >> it may be either a blessing or a curse. >> reporter: in his office, charles keeps a framed letter fred wrote to his first two sons when he took out an insuran
jim axelrod spoke with charles koch in a rare tv interview. >> reporter: koch industries, headquartered in a sprawling glass and granite campus in wichita is the second largest private company in the country. with more than 100,000 employees worldwide, the conglomerate refines up to 600,000 barrels of oil a day and produces everything from stainmaster carpets to electronic components for smartphones. own 84% of koch industries. forbes estimates their net worth at nearly $43 billion, each....
111
111
Oct 9, 2015
10/15
by
WCBS
tv
eye 111
favorite 0
quote 0
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 radically shrinking the size of 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
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 radically shrinking the size of 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...
97
97
Oct 10, 2015
10/15
by
WCBS
tv
eye 97
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> tomorrow on cbs sunday morning, my interview with 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 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 close your eyes and keep on 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 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 turned us into sfi gesouptnsitth faesinrn a wfiaiblfr 5to00pb anwee t stalngwnad
. >>> tomorrow on cbs sunday morning, my interview with 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 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...