by admin2 | Sep 4, 2016 | Memorable Conversations
For many years I made regular visits to Palm Springs to spend time with the small groups, we initiated there. I often stayed in one of the exclusive gated golfing communities with a man I had met with for a number of years in the San Francisco Bay Area. He had been...
by admin2 | Sep 3, 2016 | Memorable Conversations
After speaking at an event in San Francisco, a lady approached me with a request. We had never spoken but I knew who she was because she is very visible in the financial circles of the city. She mentioned the names of some mutual friends and said she had heard so...
by admin2 | Sep 2, 2016 | Memorable Conversations
Some time ago, I received a phone call from a good friend who wanted to talk. We laughed and remembered past experiences, but eventually, the conversation turned to how he was doing. For many years, Jack has led the U.S. division of one of the largest International...
by admin2 | Aug 30, 2016 | Memorable Conversations
Because I’m a close friend of the host, I was invited me to join a group of ten men for dinner at his home in San Francisco. He told me who would be attending and I felt blessed to be included. The guest of honor was a “name in the news” U.S. State...
by admin2 | Aug 29, 2016 | Memorable Conversations
In Seoul, a friend of many years asked me to meet one of his childhood buddies. At this point, both were in their mid to late sixties, and each was a very senior Korean government official. My friend was in the President’s Cabinet, and his friend was a...
by admin2 | Aug 28, 2016 | Memorable Conversations
Annually, a joint committee of Congress sponsors the National Prayer Breakfast. For many years, I represented them as the point person for Asia. One day I received an email from a friend in Japan asking me to invite an acquaintance of his to the Prayer Breakfast....
