It started with an insurance salesman and one small airplane. From there, it became an aviation empire and one of the most noted names in Texas aviation. From Braniff Airline’s
Dallas' Love Field Airport, once threatened with closure, has thrived thanks to Southwest Airlines and the repeal of the Wright Amendment, now serving much of the USA.
He had it all: a wife and a mistress, a limousine and a motorcycle, the second-highest job at the Pentagon and some good-time Dallas buddies. Then the SEC took an interest in his life.