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White House spokesperson Jake Siewert says of Rubin, “He would listen to everyone and ask lower-level people for advice. That came out of the environment at Goldman Sachs, where everyone has equal responsibility for trading...
...addition to his career at Goldman, Rubin became interested in Democratic politics...
...didn’t do very much advising,” Rubin says. He was offered a position in the administration shortly after the election while visiting the then-president-elect in Little Rock. “I had always wanted to have the opportunity to have a senior position in an administration,” he says...
Siewert says Rubin was always interested in public service and Clinton gave him the chance to have the experience...
...there was a lot of uncertainty about the future of the American economy,” Siewert says. “He thought the economy just needed strong leadership. Above all [Rubin] likes taking smart risks and tackling big challenges...