Interviewing senator mack in 1982 cermak left a successful banking career to the senate where he served three terms in the u. S. Senate. He then served two terms before reelection so with that i will hand it over keep an eye on your chat feature. Thank you very much it is great to have this conversation with a man i admire so much in the New York Times today had an article about independent bookstores that i think is worth mentioning because i am a kindle guy but every time i read a book i by ten to send to friends its important to focus on the fact that as a nation we need to be literate and supporting authors across the spectrum. Im a big fan of yours and a big supporter i read it on the Amazon Kindle and if you have a chance to do it i would suggest you do that the independent bookstore especially during the pandemic so theres enough for my announcement. There are four independent bookstores participating. Thats why i brought it up. [laughter] we should name who they are the midtown
Business and you are looking at the incredible scene at the d casino in las vegas shortly after it reopened at midnight. The casino is absolutely packed and very few people are Wearing Masks and no social distancing lets bring in the journalist who shot this video. Mick akers was it as crowded as it looks in the video yeah, it was. That was taken nine minutes after they opened the doors an let people in so people were ready to fill in pretty quickly there. I wasnt expecting it to be that packed and that video is true to form what struck me when i saw this on twitter, i thought maybe this video got mixed up with prepandemic video of the d casino, but in fact, this is a scene that you have been witnessing all over the place. Youve been going up and down the strip all day long and to the airport, as well yeah. I was at mccaron airport and ive been going there every so often since the shutdown and its weird seeing that back and some other reporters are all around the city, and the bellagio
It was written by a man who does the phd studies in virginia and talks about the lack of Broadband Access how ai is changing Job Opportunities across the country and woven throughout a business and intellectual argument what are the changes in evolutions that we see and our economy and the experiences at the university of virginia. It is Enjoyable Program not finished yet but i enjoy that. Also our latest, longest war a book on the Amazon Kindle my daughter frequently steals mine but i did a trip to afghanistan and turkey and jordan and part of that trip to get into a broadbased history of the war and as a former cia officer to have the experience to work counterterrorism issues in the aftermath of 9 11 but to look at it from the more academic standpoint and then the third book im currently reading is how to fight antisemitism my constituents gave me that a couple weeks ago at a Beautiful Community event so i have been reading that and it has been interesting one of my committees had a
Phones were all theho rage. [laughter] facebook was founded the world war ii memorial was dedicated, george w. Bush was reelected president. Major League Baseball retur to washington as the Washington Nationals. [applause] fast forward 15 years the Washington Nationals are in the world series. [applause] and David Rubenstein is back as we all know cofounder as well as chairman of the board or the boards of trustees of the jfk center for performing arts. The Smithsonian Institution and the council on Foreign Relations and we all know he is a engaged in many many many other philanthropic activities too numerous to mention. David coined the phrase patriotic philanthropy with generous financing of the restoration of the historical landmark including the Washington Monument the Lincoln Memorial the Us Marine Corps war memorial Washington Library and monticello in montpelier and the arlington house also purchasing copies like the declaration of independence, the emancipation proclamation and
Bid 140 a share or over 5 billion scluting debt. The apollos offer was accepted. The later offer accepted by tech data as the better offer and buffett says he does not intend to make a higher offer a little bit about tech data, it is a global distributor of Technology Products and services it supplies Small Companies with Technology Software and hardware made by larger companies, larger technology companies, a middle man. This is evidence of what has been happening with Berkshire Hathaway as the cash ward has grown. Topped over 128 billion according to most recent s. E. C. Filings from the company this move is interesting pivot for buffett, he rarely goes up against private Equity Companies and doesnt like to get into bidding wars it shows how hes going further afield to try andlook to deplo his large stash of cash that he has on hand. Hes known as being a cheap guy. Somebody who looks at prices he doesnt like auctions. Doesnt like auctions, doesnt like to get into the fray what is int