How is it known that Meyer Lansky said "We're bigger than U.S. Steel"?

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According to Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meyer_Lansky
they were watching a news story on the Cosa Nostra when Meyer Lansky allegedly said that to his wife. In Godfather Part II the character Hyman Roth says that to Michael Corleone. However, unlike the character inspired by him, Meyer Lansky died at age 80 of cancer. He saw the movie and called Lee Strasberg to congratulate him on his performance. That makes me wonder when and how Meyer Lansky's comment to his wife had become known to the writers of Godfather part II.

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Allegedly, Mario Puzo worked tirelessly on the research for his 1969 nove., "The Godfather".  And he had many in person as well as telephone interviews with man of the characters personified in the novel.  Meyer Lansky was one of the interviewee's .  Also allegedly, Mr. Puzo insisted that the movie version of his novel stay as strict as possible to the circumstances described in his novel.  to me, that means that Hyman Roth made the statement to Michael Corleone as indicated in the movie & in the novel.  Weather Mr. Lansky said it to his wife is not a matter discussed by Mr. Puzo and Lansky, and was not described as such in the novel or the movie.

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Meyer Lansky Wife

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Jesus said right there, that many people will come before Him in judgment and say, "Lord, I have done many good works for you and in your name." But Jesus will say," I never knew you." And at the end, Jesus says," depart from me, you who practice lawlessness!" Jesus was saying that people who say they have done many good works so that they can be saved are not following the law, they are simply ignoring that they even broke it and that they have a penalty to pay. As humans, we have broken God's law. And our punishment is Hell.

How is it known that Meyer Lansky said "We're bigger than U.S. Steel"?

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