Eaton's nemesis
Kirk Kerkorian's influence
• Demands for cash drained Chrysler's reserves.
• He became a distraction to Chrysler executives.
• His hostile bid for the automaker pushed Chrysler into Daimler's arms.
On April 11, 1995, Chrysler Corp. Chairman Bob Eaton, alone in a company-owned apartment in New York, called billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, the automaker's biggest shareholder. It was 7:30 p.m. in New York, 4:30 p.m. at Kerkorian's Las Vegas office.
