ITT Corporation
ITT began its journey as International Telephone & Telegraph in 1920. Through decades of acquisitions in the mid-1900s, ITT went from manufacturing telephone switching equipment to operating hotels, car rentals, insurance agencies, and bread bakeries. In 1995, the firm split into three separate entities, one of which is the ITT in current operation. After a few more spinoffs in 2011, today ITT Inc. sells automotive, industrial, and aerospace products such as brake pads, seals, pumps, valves, connectors, and regulators. It has operations around the globe with notable exposures to North America, Europe, and Asia.www.itt.com
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Oct 13, 2026
Towner-WatkinsGUEST
Kennecott Copper was another one.
Towner-WatkinsGUEST
I mentioned ITT, International Telephone and Telegraph.
Towner-WatkinsGUEST
They're the ones that offered $300,000.
Towner-WatkinsGUEST
And W.R. Grace, another mining company, Pfizer, Ralston Perina, and the Bank of America.
speaker_0HOST
They use that printed paper to buy up other companies that possess real hard assets.
speaker_0HOST
Look at ITT, the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, during its absolute peak.
speaker_1HOST
ITT was the ultimate conglomerate of that era.
speaker_1HOST
Their stock was trading at a massive premium.
speaker_1HOST
So what did they do? They used their super currency to acquire Avis Rent-A-Car.
Damilola OyelekeHOST
[crowd cheering] Unlike Fela, MKO's rise came through business and political influence.
Damilola OyelekeHOST
He worked at the pharmaceutical giants Pfizer, then joined ITT, International Telephone and Telegraph, in 1969, and eventually became the vice president for Africa and the Middle East.
Naomi EzenwaHOST
Which basically means unbelievably liquid.
Damilola OyelekeHOST
Like, insanely wealthy.
Seun KutiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
International thief thief.
Seun KutiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
International ro-
Damilola OyelekeHOST
Technically, ITT stood for International Telephone and Telegraph, MKO's company.
Damilola OyelekeHOST
But Fela rebranded it as International Thief Thief.
Daisy EaganHOST
Aside from the basic horror of the situation, the story garnered even more coverage because there were a few people of note aboard.
Daisy EaganHOST
The VP of International Telephone and Telegraph and his family, the associate editor of Ideal Publishing Company, a rep from a sportswear manufacturer, the research director of New York City's Budget Commission, the wife of the VP of General Mills, and a priest.
Daisy EaganHOST
These days, that kind of passenger list would instantly prompt conspiracy theories.
Daisy EaganHOST
The initial search of the area began when the fuel concerns were raised at about 5.30 a.m. the morning after air traffic control lost communication with the plane.
Dean MellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Sixty Viet Cong and 28 South Vietnamese died in the hand-to-hand fighting.
Dean MellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
The proposed merger between the American Broadcasting Company and the International Telephone and Telegraph Company was canceled today.
Dean MellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
IT&T's board of directors voted unanimously to end the agreement because of what was called the long delays that have ensued since the merger plan was announced two years ago.
Dean MellSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Washington sources claim the United States has decided to buy another $100 million in British made military equipment to help offset the cost of British orders for the F-111 and other U.S. aircraft.