Chairman

In your short stay

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In your short stay in Atlanta, I’m sure you saw that there was great competition between Martin’s [Luther King] father and John Wesley Dobbs in terms of family status. You know, the bragging about whose child got a master’s degree first and whose child, maybe, was the first Ph.D. Out of a background like that, … Read more

I was brought in

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I was brought in by the White House as GM’s chairman in 2009, around the time of the bankruptcy, and became CEO later that year. As a company, we were grateful for the government’s support. But as GM’s financial health began to improve, I could detect no real sense of urgency, or even interest, on … Read more

Mao lived very much

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Mao lived very much like the rank and file of the Red Army. After ten years of leadership of the Reds, after hundreds of confiscations of property of landlords, officials and tax collectors, he owned only his blankets, and a few personal belongings, including two cotton uniforms. Although he is a Red Army commander as … Read more

As my other obligations

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As my other obligations are beginning to take an inordinate amount of time, I have asked to step down as WMG’s board chairman, effective January 31, 2012. However, I will remain a director of the company and in that way, continue my association with Warner Music and its extraordinary people. Edgar Bronfman, Jr.