David i dont consider myself a journalist. And nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define eadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . Before we get into blackstone, i would like to talk about a couple of other things. You grew up in a middleclass environment in philadelphia, and now, you are one of the wealthiest men in the world, one of the biggest philanthropists in the world, and you are an advisor to president s, the last three president s have asked your advice on things. Nd you are very close to President Trump. When you were growing up in philadelphia, did you ever in your wildest dreams imagine this could possibly happen . Steve no. Dave do you pinch yourself every day now that you think about where you have achieved your status in life . Steve frankly, every day is an adventure, and every day is a privilege. David now, you have come t
Please . David well, people would not recognize me if my tie was fixed, but ok. Just leave it this way. Alright. David i dont consider myself a journalist. And nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . Before we get into blackstone, i would like to talk about a couple of other things. You grew up in a middleclass environment in philadelphia, and now, you are one of the wealthiest men in the world, one of the biggest philanthropists in the world, and you are an advisor to president s, the last three president s have asked your advice on things. And you are very close to President Trump. When you were growing up in philadelphia, did you ever in your wildest dreams imagine this could possibly happen . Steve no. Dave do you pinch yourself every day now that you think about where you have achieved your
David i dont consider myself a journalist. And nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . Before we get into blackstone, i would like to talk about a couple of other things. You grew up in a middleclass environment in philadelphia, and now, you are one of the wealthiest men in the world, one of the biggest philanthropists in the world, and you are an advisor to president s, the last three president s have asked your advice on things. And you are very close to President Trump. When you were growing up in philadelphia, did you ever in your wildest dreams imagine this could possibly happen . Steve no. Dave do you pinch yourself every day now that you think about where you have achieved your status in life . Steve frankly, every day is an adventure, and every day is a privilege. David now, you have come
1926. 26 . How old are you . I will be 91 this friday. Be 91. Look too young to what is the secret . George my wife. She kept me. How long have you been married to her . Onrge it will be 66 years june 17. Years, wherer 66 were you born . Born in the state of washington in 1926. Tell me about your family, when you were growing up. George my dad worked for the railroad and we originally came from North Carolina so i grew up in North Carolina. I have been in two states mostly. How many schools have you went to . Bonlee high school beard high school. Bonlee high school . Washington . Of george it was in North Carolina. When did you graduate . George in 1945. Since 1926, you went through the Great Depression . George you were four years old yes. You were four years old when the Great Depression happened. How was it . George my great grand father got laid off by it. I got to know him as a kid. We lived on a farm in north acres, about 90 acres of farmland. It must have been hard. George oh ye
I dont consider myself a journalist. And nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . Before we get into blackstone, i would like to talk about a couple of other things. You grew up in a middleclass environment in philadelphia, and now, you are one of the wealthiest men in the world, one of the biggest philanthropists in the world, and you are an advisor to president s, the last three president s have asked your advice on various things. And you are very close to President Trump. When you were growing up in philadelphia, did you ever in your wildest dreams imagine this could possibly happen . Steve no. Dave do you pinch yourself every day now that you think about where you have achieved your status in life . Steve frankly, every day is an adventure, and every day is a privilege. David now, you have co