# Jersey Justice w/ Robert Brennan | Episode 69 | The Record Stands: The Untold Story of Robert Brennan & First Jersey Securities

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Podcast: [Jersey Justice](https://stenobird.com/podcast/jersey-justice-6315547)
Published: 2026-06-09T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://jerseyjusticepodcast.com/episode/jersey-justice-w-robert-brennan-episode-69-the-record-stands-the-untold-story-of-robert-brennan-first-jersey-securities
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Duration seconds: 12995

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Robert Brennan was once one of the most recognizable businessmen in America. Founder of First Jersey Securities, horse racing entrepreneur, philanthropist, political insider, and frequent subject of national media coverage, Brennan built a business empire that made him a household name throughout New Jersey and beyond. Along the way, he became friends with presidents, governors, business leaders, and cultural icons while building companies, hospitals, racetracks, restaurants, and charitable organizations throughout the state. Then it all came crashing down. In what Brennan says is his first media interview since leaving federal prison, he joins Jersey Justice hosts Gerald H. Clark and Mark W. Morris for an exclusive 3 hour and 36 minute conversation about the extraordinary life he chronicles in his autobiography, The Record Stands . Brennan discusses: • Growing up in a Newark family of nine children • Delivering newspapers and working his way through St. Benedict's Prep and Seton Hall University • Building First Jersey Securities into a national brokerage firm serving hundreds of thousands of customers • His relationships with Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Pope John Paul II, Donald Trump, and other influential figures • The murder of his brother and the family tragedy that ultimately led his father to become a Catholic priest • His decades-long battles with the SEC and federal government • His criminal prosecution, prison experience, and life after release • The lessons he learned about success, failure, power, faith, humility, and redemption Whether you view Robert Brennan as a visionary entrepreneur, a controversial Wall Street figure, or something in between, this conversation offers a rare opportunity to hear his story directly from him and draw your own conclus…

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