Book · 2010 · Business & Economics
Dethroning the King
The Hostile Takeover of Anheuser-Busch, an American Icon
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That's Julie McIntosh a business journalist who wrote a book about the Bush family called Dethroning the King. And he ousted his dad in a coup and took over.
Stephen Dubner · Freakonomics Radio · Aug 2013 Why people recommend it
Dethroning the King by Julie MacIntosh is a comprehensive business journalism book that chronicles the dramatic corporate power struggles surrounding the Busch family and Anheuser-Busch. On Freakonomics Radio in episodes like 38, The Church of Scionology, and its 2013 rebroadcast, Stephen Dubner featured the publication. Dubner introduced journalist Julie MacIntosh and her work to listeners while detailing how August Busch III ousted his own father in a corporate coup. He explained that the son took control of the company supported by a team of elite Master of Business Administration graduates from top business schools before charging ahead in corporate America. The book served as essential background for exploring corporate governance, family business dynamics, and aggressive leadership transitions within iconic American enterprises. By highlighting MacIntosh's reporting, the podcast provided listeners with a detailed narrative of generational conflict and executive maneuvering at the highest levels of the brewing industry, illustrating the broader economic and strategic shifts occurring within major United States corporations during that era.
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Stephen Dubner That's Julie McIntosh a business journalist who wrote a book about the Bush family called Dethroning the Ki… 2
“That's Julie McIntosh a business journalist who wrote a book about the Bush family called Dethroning the King. And he ousted his dad in a coup and took over”
“That's Julie McIntosh, a business journalist who wrote a book about the Bush family called Dethroning the King. And he ousted his dad in a coup and took over with a bunch of his minions, MBAs from a variety of the best business schools in the country, and charged ahead in America.”