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Interview: Bob Brookmeyer (Part 1)

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Marc Myers
Jun 22, 2009
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Before I interviewed Bob Brookmeyer several weeks ago, I was warned. "If you don't have it together, he'll take your head off," said one journalist friend. Another wagged a finger, saying "Bob can be very, very gruff." Well, I'm here to report that Bob Brookmeyer is one of the nicest guys in the world. We had three long conversations, and if I lived nea…

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