by admin | Jan 26, 2018 | Memorable Conversations
For many years, I hosted the Middle East nations at the Presidential Prayer Breakfast in Washington D.C. During that time, I met and became friends with attendees from a dozen countries in that region and many invited me to visit them. I accepted most of the...
by admin2 | Sep 19, 2016 | Memorable Conversations
As I approach my eighty-third year, I’ve been doing quite a bit of reflection about my life, and I’m enjoying the process very much. Memories can be the treasure or the curse of old age and thank God; mine are bringing me much joy. After fifty-five years...
by admin2 | Sep 18, 2016 | Memorable Conversations
As I reflected on my most memorable conversations, one came to mind that I had not thought about for many years. It was a conversation that I had with myself. A little personal history will set the stage for why this internal conversation was so crucial for my life....
by admin | Sep 18, 2016 | Memorable Conversations
We will get to my conversation with God later, but first a short history of my involvement in San Francisco preceding it. Walter Hoadley was the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia when he was recruited to join the Bank of America as Executive Vice...
by admin2 | Sep 16, 2016 | Memorable Conversations
I’ve calculated that in thirty-plus years, I drove to San Francisco at least 850 times. I was in the financial district every other week for three days, meeting with individuals and a number of groups. I stayed with close friends in the suburbs, and it amazes...
by admin2 | Sep 15, 2016 | Memorable Conversations
The President of a large bank in San Francisco called me and said, a mutual friend encouraged him to meet me. The name he mentioned was a very close friend, so I was eager to know this gentleman. After a few minutes of small talk, we discovered that we had several...
