It’s not surprising that Dimon knows how to manage up — he maintained a close relationship with prickly Citigroup architect Sandy Weill for years — but the coup de grâce is the Times anecdote in which Richard Parsons, the chairman of Citigroup, tried to explain the business of banking to President Obama. He was apparently unsuccessful, since Obama interrupted to quip, “All right, I’ll ask Jamie.” Play again next time, Dick.
Good King Jamie, New York Magazine, 7/20/09
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