And now, an archive of his personal effects and communications will open to the public at Rice University.
Houston Matters' Michael Hagerty talked with Steven Fenberg, producer and writer of the documentary Brother, Can You Spare a Billion? The Story of Jesse H. Jones and author of a book about Jones called Unprecedented Power: Jesse Jones, Capitalism, and the Common Good.
VIDEO: Brother, Can You Spare a Billion? The Story of Jesse H. Jones