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Vernon Jordan spoke about his book Make it Plain: Standing Up and Speaking Out (PublicAffairs; November 3, 2008). His book is about the history of the oral tradition of storytelling, preachi…

Eric Schmidt talked about the commercial future of the Internet. He responded to questions from members of the audience. “The Future of the Internet: Engine for Economic Growth” was the…

James Dimon talked about the current financial crisis in America. He said that the American economy is probably in a recession. He guessed that financial cleanup is about halfway done, but e…

Mr. Bernanke spoke about the potential impact of an aging population on the U.S. economy, planning for spending on entitlement programs for the elderly, rising costs of health care, and reti…

Mr. Immelt, head of the world’s largest industrial company, talked about “innovative democracy.” He spoke about the strength of the economy and said that the economies in Japan and Europe w…

As part of a conference titled, “Votes and Jokes: Laughter and America’s Political Personality,” the participants examined both the humor used by politicians and the political commentary of …

President Bush spoke to business leaders about the state of the economy, tax policy, federal spending and fiscal discipline. He also talked about his appointment of a new chairman of the Fed…