Lew Wasserman
Wasserman was a major contributor to and sat on the board of the Reagan presidential library, along with Edwin Meese and others.
Lew Wasserman was the Chairman of MCA Corporation. He was a powerful figure in Hollywood and a long-time political supporter of Ronald Reagan. Wasserman represented Reagan during the actor's early days in Hollywood, and along with Jules Stein, MCA's founder, negotiated the sale of Reagan's California properties at hugely inflated prices, which helped make Reagan a millionaire.1
Wasserman was a major contributor to and sat on the board of the Reagan presidential library, along with Edwin Meese and others. He was involved in raising $80 million to build it.1
Wasserman was connected to organized crime. He was on the MCA Board of Directors during the FBI investigation into alleged mob ties to MCA. Edward Sciandra reportedly wanted to go to Wasserman and Sidney Sheinberg (President of MCA) and tell them who they were up against.1
Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan were known to celebrate New Year's Eve with Wasserman and his wife, Edie. Howard Baker returned to MCA's board of directors in March 1989, just in time to help Wasserman celebrate his seventy-sixth birthday.1
Sources
- Seymour, Cheri. The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010. ↩
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