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Under Pierre DuPont's leadership
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The Titans That Built America

Under Pierre DuPont's leadership General Motors wasexpanding quickly, taking on new lines...

Under Pierre DuPont's leadership General Motors was
expanding quickly, taking on new lines of credit in order to expand
production facilities, also to buy other divisions and bring all of these into
the General Motors fold

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Under Pierre DuPont's leadership
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General Motors was expanding quickly,
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taking on new lines of credit
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in order to expand production facilities,
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also to buy other divisions
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and bring all of these into the General Motors fold.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
34
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:25
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, drama
Production
Toei Animation

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Movie Summary

The rise and fierce rivalries of industrial heavy hitters Henry Ford, William Boeing, Walter Chrysler, JP Morgan Jr., and Pierre Du Pont.
S01 • E02 So, just like today, if you're upset with big business - The Titans That Built America 00:08
So, just like today, if you're upset with big business
S01 • E03 ‐ In many ways, when there is a common threat, - The Titans That Built America 00:07
‐ In many ways, when there is a common threat,
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] DuPont realizes that the car market is changing - The Titans That Built America 00:08
‐ [Narrator] DuPont realizes that the car market is changing...
S01 • E03 A crisis brings together people in ways that - The Titans That Built America 00:07
A crisis brings together people in ways that
S01 • E02 ‐ [Narrator] Now, FDR intends to create a public spectacle - The Titans That Built America 00:12
‐ [Narrator] Now, FDR intends to create a public spectacle
S01 • E01 ‐ In the 1920s, people had money in their pockets - The Titans That Built America 00:08
‐ In the 1920s, people had money in their pockets
S01 • E03 (telephone rings) - The Titans That Built America 00:07
(telephone rings)
S01 • E02 Roosevelt taps a tough New York lawyer, Ferdinand Pecora, - The Titans That Built America 00:08
Roosevelt taps a tough New York lawyer, Ferdinand Pecora,
S01 • E01 It wasn't exciting, it was reliable, it was cheap, - The Titans That Built America 00:08
It wasn't exciting, it was reliable, it was cheap,
S01 • E03 (plane engine roaring) (bright music) - The Titans That Built America 00:06
(plane engine roaring) (bright music)
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] Taking advantage of GM's many companies, - The Titans That Built America 00:09
‐ [Narrator] Taking advantage of GM's many companies,
S01 • E02 (press clamoring) - The Titans That Built America 00:04
(press clamoring)
S01 • E03 ‐ [Narrator] Knudsen sends Kaiser to Ford, - The Titans That Built America 00:07
‐ [Narrator] Knudsen sends Kaiser to Ford,
S01 • E01 Started with a Chevrolet - The Titans That Built America 00:08
Started with a Chevrolet
S01 • E01 Now you're starting to get that first promotion - The Titans That Built America 00:04
Now you're starting to get that first promotion
S01 • E02 ‐ The hearings as it turned out, - The Titans That Built America 00:06
‐ The hearings as it turned out,
S01 • E03 (typewriter clicks) - The Titans That Built America 00:04
(typewriter clicks)
S01 • E01 And the ultimate aspiration that they set up - The Titans That Built America 00:04
And the ultimate aspiration that they set up
S01 • E01 I mean, even today, we use the term, the Cadillac of, - The Titans That Built America 00:05
I mean, even today, we use the term, the Cadillac of,
S01 • E01 ‐ [Narrator] DuPont's strategy is a perfect match - The Titans That Built America 00:09
‐ [Narrator] DuPont's strategy is a perfect match