Rockefeller

LORELAI: We needed our rain gutters cleaned.
RORY: Yeah, well, hire somebody.
LORELAI: Oh, well, aren’t we suddenly a Rockefeller.

The Rockefeller family owns one of the world’s largest fortunes. Brothers John D. Rockefeller and William A. Rockefeller made their money in the petroleum industry in the 19^th and early 20^th centuries, mostly through Standard Oil, which became ExxonMobil, and the Chevron Corporation. The family had a long association and control of Chase Manhattan Bank, previously mentioned. By the 1970s, they were considered one of the most powerful families in American history.

[Photo shows John D. Rockefeller and his son, John D. Rockefeller Jr.]