Political Influence
While a life-long fundraiser for the Democratic Party, Weinberg supported the Republican candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower in his 1952 presidential bid; Weinberg’s campaigning efforts were critical to gathering support for Eisenhower among the business community. In return for Weinberg’s backing, Eisenhower appointed several of Weinberg’s recommendations to important cabinet positions, including George M. Humphrey of M.A. Hanna Company for Treasury Secretary; Charles Erwin Wilson of General Motors for Secretary of Defense; and Robert Ten Broeck Stevens of J.P. Stevens & Co. for Secretary of the Army. Likewise, after Weinberg helped Lyndon B. Johnson win the presidency in 1964, Johnson appointed Weinberg’s recommendations of John T. Connor for Secretary of Commerce and Henry H. Fowler for Secretary of the Treasury.
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