in the book, we acknowledge mary thompson, who is one of the historians here on staff for her invaluable insight and great scholarship. set here, whether it is the knowledgeable docents or the master craftsman, or the historians in the abundant johnves have turned kennedy s description of washington, d.c. on its head. mount vernon is a place that has northern efficiency and southern charm. [laughter] that in itself exemplifies the character of george washington which was orderly discipline and benevolent. i think you would be most pleased with what goes on here. now we did actually do a little work in preparation for our caper here. this evening, we would like you the stress with us that can befall the stress of relationships. our title is from samuel johnson s observation that a gentleman should keep his friendships and constant repair. it seems like good advice. but unfortunately the circumstances, for different reasons and different people, it was washington, the friendshi
david: jeanne and i are delighted to be at mount vernon. it is a treat to come back to the home of george washington which is a monument to him. they have preserved his home and the ground on which he walked. it s always a pleasure to be in the company of good people who are dedicated and diligent and the good people here at mount vernon combine that admiral admirable bull trait with a gracious hospitality that makes everyone who comes here feel warm and welcome. stephen macleod has smoothed the logistical edges of our journey here. in the book, we acknowledge mary thompson, who is one of the historians here on staff for her invaluable insight and great scholarship. the staff here, whether it is the knowledgeable docents or the master craftsman or the , historians in the abundant archives have turned john kennedy s description of washington, d.c., on its head. mount vernon is a place that has northern efficiency and southern charm. [laughter] david: that in itself exemplifi
randolph during the 1780 s and 1790 s. through these relationships, they seek to more clearly understand the first president s leadership style. this hour-long program was hosted by mount vernon. and i arer: jeanne delighted to be here at mount vernon this evening with you all, especially. it is always a treat to come back here. visit the home of george washington, which is a monument to him. and a tribute to the mount vernon ladies association, hoover 162 years have preserved his memory by preserving his home and maintaining the ground on which he walked. it is always a pleasure to be in the company of good people. who are dedicated and diligent. and the good people here at mount vernon combine that admirable trait with gracious hospitality that makes everyone who comes here feel warm and welcome. smoothed theod has edges, logistical edges, of our journey here. in the book, we acknowledgment thompson, who is one of the historians here on the staff for her invaluable insights
number of years ago, but it was different from what we re trying to do. i have a background as ayg?z historian, but i m married to a woman who was in business. she was in washington d.c. working for a defense contractor and had the opportunity to go to seattle to work for a small start-up company that had not yet gone public. microsoft. and when she started with microsoft, it was such a small company that they could have employee meetings in a small auditorium, a lunchroom, and she had the opportunity to listen to this man time and time again named bill gates, who didn t talk about making good products and capturing market share. but he talked about changing the world. and i think for her, that was such a, that was such a heady experience and the experience of being in a company like that at that point in time was so remarkable she really began to take an interest in the whole idea of success. what is it? how does it happen? what do successful people have in common with the r
introduction that my wife and i are coming out with a book called founder s advice. i know this has been done before. secretary bennett did a number of years ago. the way he did it was considerably different than what we re trying to do. i have a background was a historian but i m married to a woman who was in business. she was in washington d.c. working for a defense contractor and had the opportunity to go to seattle to work for a small start up company that had not yet gone public, microsoft. when she started with mike cros, when she started it was such a small company they could have employee meetings that small auditorium. a lunch time. she had an opportunity to listen to this man time and time again named bill gates who didn t talk about making good products or capturing market share but he talked about changing the world. i think for her that was such a heady experience and the experience of being in a company like that at that point in time was so remarkable that she