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Summers has a reputation for arrogance that has persisted despite efforts to assume Rubin’s humility. The perception, his defenders explain, comes from his penetrating and incisive intellect. He can see to the core of an issue so accurately and quickly that those who don’t know him sometimes see ego instead of efficiency. That said, Summers has at times brought the criticism on himself—one colleague remembers him holding up a briefing book and asking the room if there was anything in it he didn’t already know...
...respected by everybody," Hoagland says. "He is so good with people--everybody felt comfortable with him. He never lets pressure get to him." Many of those who know Nenneman describe him as soft spoken, but note that this quietness can be deceptive, as behind it is an increadible intellect...
...sneakers squishing along the concrete path between lilies and the white stucco walls of the presidential mansion. As he points out a sculpture he admires and some work he has had done to the house, his bearing is quiet, but always lurking is the authority, of both his formidable intellect and his high office. In these moments, as he shows off his newly remodeled home, he becomes the Taiwanese Everyman--successful, middle class, proud of his detached home and little garden. His wire-frame glasses, oxford-cloth shirt and chinos give him the look of a millennial cyberpeasant...
...Monday Bush declared, "I'm a better man because of Yale." The bitterness was gone, replaced by humor. Bush has long since realized that the jokes about his limited intellect aren't going to stop. So he's decided to turn them to his advantage. "To those of you who received honors, awards and distinctions, I say, 'Well done,'" he told Yale graduates before breaking into a grin. "To the 'C' students, I say, 'You, too, can be president of the United States...
...points out a Ju Ming sculpture he admires and some work he's had done to the house, his gestures are compact, as if his arms automatically seek the shortest distance between repose and extension. His bearing is quiet, but always lurking is the authority, both of his formidable intellect and his high office. To his credit, he wears his achievements as easily as his blue oxford shirt. In these moments, as he shows off his newly remodeled home, he becomes the Taiwanese everyman?successful, middle-class, proud of his detached house and little garden. The outfit?wire-frame glasses...