David Senra: commitment

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…At 99. At 99. We were talking earlier downstairs, where the scary thing about Charlie is—I remember asking the question about Henry Kaiser, this guy that was super famous when Charlie was younger. He built a hundred companies and built the Hoover Dam. He was as famous in his time as Elon Musk is today, but no one knows who he is. I was asking questions about Charlie in the book, and his recall is just insane. To the point where I asked him, how do you know all this, Charlie? He goes, I knew his partner. Then he starts telling stories about having a relationship with Henry Kaiser's business partner and then all these three hours of just unbelievable stories. I go, Charlie, how do you remember all that stuff? Did you take notes? Did you reread the books over and over again? He's like, nope. All I could think of was like, imagine. That guy's mind at 99 is still so sharp. I brought a gift for him because he talks about Rockefeller all the time. I bought him this special edition, the Centennial edition version of Henry Flagler's biography. I live in Miami. The guy Les Standiford I think is the author of that book. There's only one local bookshop in Miami called Books & Books. Les is a local author who's good friends with the owner of that bookstore. You can't get this book anywhere else. It's a special edition book. Because Flagler moved to Florida.…

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