What Did We Call America’s Elite Before the “1 Percent”?

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Young John F. Kennedy poses outdoors with his parents, siblings, and a dog; the family is seated and smiling, with John standing at the far right in a white shirt.

What Did We Call America’s Elite Before the “1 Percent”?: Media

Special designations for the super-wealthy existed long before Warren Buffett and Jeff Bezos made their billions.

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Young John F. Kennedy poses outdoors with his parents, siblings, and a dog; the family is seated and smiling, with John standing at the far right in a white shirt.

Kennedy family

Kennedy family photo c. 1931: (from left) Rosemary; Joseph, Jr.; Kathleen; Patricia;...

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