Speaker 1
rubenstein is a co founder of the carlyle group, one of the biggest private equity firms in the world. Until recently, he was also its co ceo. He went to duke university on a scholar ship, then law school at the university of chicago. After a couple years in new york doing corporate law, he moved to washington. I
Speaker 5
worked for ted sorenson, who had written that great speech for john kennedy. He helped me get a job, which ultimately led me to the carter campaign. So at 27, i was to the deputy domestic policy dviser at the pres united states, a job i officey wasn't qualified for. Now
Speaker 1
i've read that you stayedl at your job to make sure that your memos were on top of the president's brief pile. It's
Speaker 5
a for better or worse, completely true. I would take into the presidnt's private study my memos and bi pass the staff system and put my memos on top, so when the president came in in the morning, he would read my memos first, cause they were on top of the inn box. And that had the advantage of by passing everybody else's comments on my memos, which was a way of beating the system. It wouldn't be something i would tell my three children t would be a good way to get ahead, but i would say,
Speaker 6
sometimes dothings in life that in hindsight, with the wisdom and gray hair, you realize probably don't look so good. I came from a dairy farm in wisconsin. My mam died when i was eight, so i was very motivated all was to do well. The good girl, that's
Speaker 1
carol barts. She was ceo of the software firm auto desk for 14 years, and later ceo of
Speaker 6
i actually was very fortunate to get a computer science degree from university wisconsin in 19 71. Good
Speaker 6
i fell into a world that i just loved. And i could continue in that world for, you know, the next forty years.
