Lloyd Blankfein
Guest on My First Million
Lloyd Blankfein is an American billionaire investment banker best known for serving as CEO and chairman of Goldman Sachs from 2006 to 2018, leading the firm through the 2008 financial crisis. He began his career in law before joining commodities trader J. Aron & Co., which became part of Goldman Sachs, and rising through its currency and commodities divisions. Blankfein is currently the senior chairman of Goldman Sachs.
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A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century👍 Recommends
…lloyd discussing barbara tuchman books that resonated with him
“But she wrote a book that I found really fun that I'm not sure, it's not her most famous book, but it's called A Distant Mirror. And it's a history of a life that was led in the 14th century... That was one of the few books I've read twice.”
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The British Are Coming👍 Recommends
…lloyd recommending rick atkinson american revolution history books
“Another good book to read is, it's part of, it will ultimately be a three volume scene by Rick Atkinson on the American Revolution. But the first one is called The British Are Coming and he has, the second volume is out about, people don't learn enough about history in general, but Americans don't learn enough about the American Revolution and why it was fought.”
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The Guns of August👍 Recommends
…lloyd recommending barbara tuchman historical books he enjoys reading
“But she wrote Guns of August about the origins of World War I. A great book, not a biography, but a fantastic book. And by the way, very influential book.”
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The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York👍 Recommends
…lloyd discussing influential biography books he has reread multiple times
“I also liked, totally different, I liked reading The Power Broker. About Robert Moses. By Robert Caro. Robert Caro. And I'll tell you, the interesting thing is, the reason why I reread that, I read that book once when I was starting, and there's no reason why they should know him, but it was a guy who basically built New York.”
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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West👍 Recommends
…discussing history books about lewis and clark expedition and sacagawea
“I remember I was reading about Sacagawea when she was with Lewis and Clark, and I purposely read that book before I had my kid because a lot of people don't remember. That's a good book, too, Undaunted Courage. Stephen Ambrose, the best.”
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