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Warren Buffet was born in Omaha, NE.
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Graduated from Columbia with a Master of Science in Economics.
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He wanted to work on Wall Street, so he went to find Graham. He offered to work for him for free, but Graham refused.
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Him and his wife, Susan Thompson, welcomed their first daughter, Susan Alice, into the world.
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His three partnerships had an excess of $7,178,500, and $1,025,000 of it belonged to him. He merged the partnerships together.
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Buffet became Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
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He began to acquire stock in the Washington Post Company, and this led to the beginning of a friendship with Katharine Graham, who led the company.
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Berkshire Hathaway purchased a 12% stake in Salomon Inc. They were then the largest shareholder.
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Findings began to surface saying that people involved with Salomon Inc. weren't following the rules of the Treasury.
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Berkshire Hathaway shares reached a price of $200,000 per share, and the company was worth $328 billion.
