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The decline I believe, started in the late '60's and early '70's under Johnson and Nixon.
In the mid to late '70's industry began to leave the U.S of A. It accelerated during the '80's and '90's.
Here is a book, though written in 1988 has some background on what has been happening:
http://www.amazon.com/Shadows-Power-Council-Relations-American/dp/0882791346/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1376060630&sr=1-1&keywords=shadows+of+power
Aug 9, 2013, 5:09:33 PM