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“Silicon Valley's involvement with Washington dates from one event, which was John Scully - who was the CEO of Apple - had dinner with President Clinton and Vice President Gore in 1993. And we're all going, like, 'What's going on? Why would we have dinner with the president?'”

Quote by Eric Schmidt

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Eric Schmidt, born on April 27, 1955, is an accomplished software engineer with extensive experience in the Silicon Valley. He has had a profound impact on the internet and technology industries, serving as the CEO of Google and leading the company to rapid growth and innovation in internet search technology. more

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