[Podcast] The Break-Up of International Harvester Podcast: Farm Equipment Interview with Paul Wallem
In November 2019, Frank and Mike Lessiter welcomed Paul Wallem, an 88-year-old retired International Harvester exec and 2-store dealer-principal, to our Wisconsin offices. After a quick meeting, they all jumped into Frank’s Grand Cherokee for a visit with Case IH executive Scott Harris in Racine, Wis., a spot that Wallem had not visited in 33 years.
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Through the interview, most of which appeared in the OUR DEALER STORY podcast, we discovered fascinating content relative to the International Harvester story and what led up to the startling merger announcement of November 26, 1984, and what happened next. Here’s a special historical-style podcast to complement Farm Equipment’s additional coverage of the International Harvester break-up, and Wallem’s very successful 2019 book release.
To hear more about Paul Wallem’s days as an International Harvester executive, and later a dealer with Wallem International and Central Sands International, be sure to check out the OUR DEALER STORY podcast with Wallem -- at farm-equipment.com/ODSwallem
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Music: Josh Woodward - Golden Sunrise (Instrumental Version)
Explore more on the International Harvester breakup:
- Why Did International Harvester Break Up?
- [Video] The Breakup of International Harvester and “What Really Happened"
- The Breakup of International Harvester and “What Really Happened.”
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