Obama’s Power Lunch with the Presidents

Posted on 07. Jan, 2009 by Craig Peters in Uncategorized

Now this would be a fun lunch to sit in on. Foxnews.com’s article Obama Hails ‘Extrodinary Gathering’ of All the Presidents covers this rare lunch. I wonder what they talked about:

“It’s going to be an interesting lunch,” Bush told an interviewer recently. When asked what the five men would talk about, Bush said: “I don’t know. I’m sure (Obama’s) going to ask us all questions, I would guess. If not, we’ll just share war stories.”

Interesting comment about “the power curve”:

Obama has sought to strike a balance as the power curve bends his way. Before taking office, he is publicly rallying Congress behind a massive economic stimulus plan. But he remains deferential to Bush on foreign affairs and will not comment on Israel’s deadly conflict with Hamas on grounds that doing so would be dangerous for the United States.

In much, much smaller ways, bending the power curve is what you’re trying to do when you conduct your power lunches. It’s not just for Presidents.

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2 Responses to “Obama’s Power Lunch with the Presidents”

  1. Steven Weiss

    09. Jan, 2009

    Craig,

    Can you explain the idea of the “power curve” and how it might relate to someone in the sales industry? I wasn’t sure I understood the connection.

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