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THERICHESTMANINAMERICA,DOWNHOME

ArtHarris

1HeputonadinnerjackettoserveasawaiteratthebirthdaypartyofTheRichestManinAmerica.Heimaginedwhatsurelyawaited:

amansion,a"Rolls-Royceforeverydayoftheweek,"dogswithdiamondcollars,servantseverywhere.

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2Thenhewasofftothehouse,wheelingpastthesleepytownsquareinBentonville,aremoteArkansastownof9,920,whereSamWaltonstartedwithalittledimestorethatgrewintoa$6billiondiscountchaincalledWal-Mart.Hedrovedownacountryroad,turnedatamailboxmarked"SamandHelenWalton,"andjumpedoutatahouseinthewoods.

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3Itwasnice,butnopalace.Thefurnitureappearedalittleworn.Anoldpickuptrucksatinthegarageandamuddybirddogranabouttheyard.Heneverspottedanyservants.

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4"Itwasarealdisappointment,"sighswaiterJamieBeaulieu.

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5OnlyinAmericacanabillionairecarryonlikeplainfolksandgetawaywithit.Andthe67-year-olddiscountkingSamMooreWaltonstilltravelsthesewindybackroadsinhis1979Fordpickup,redandwhite,birddogsbyhisside,and,comeshootingseason,waitsinlinelikeeveryoneelsetobuyshellsatthelocalWal-Mart.，，。

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11"He'sjustnotafront-pageperson,"anewspaperemployeeexplains.

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12Butonerecentmorning,TheRichestManinAmericadidsomethingthatwouldhavemadeheadlinesanywhereintheworld:

Heforgothismoney."Isaid,'Forgetit,takecareofitnexttime,'"saysbarberMayhall."Buthesaid.'No,I'llgetit,'andhewenthomeforhiswallet."

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13Wasn'tthat,well,alittlestrange?

"Nosir,"saysMayhall,"theonlythingstrangeaboutSamWaltonisthatheisn'tstrange."

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14ButjusthowlongWaltoncanholdfirmtohisfolksyhabitswithcelebrityhunterskeepingfollowinghimwhereverhegoesisanyone'sguess.EversinceForbesmagazinepronouncedhimAmerica'srichestman,with$2.8billioninWal-Martstock,he'sbeenarichmanontherun,steeringclearofreporters,dreamers,andschemers.

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15"HemaybetherichestbyForbesrankings,"sayscorporateaffairsdirectorJimVonGremp,"buthedoesn'tknowwhetherheisornot--andhedoesn'tcare.Hedoesn'tspendmuch.Heownsstock,buthe'salwaysleftitinthecompanysoitcouldgrow.Buttherealstoryinhismindisthesuccessachievedbythe100,000peoplewhomakeuptheWal-Martteam."

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16He'susuallybackhomeforFridaysalesmeetings,ortheexecutivepeprallySaturdaymorningat7a.m.,whenWalton,ashedoesatnewstoreopenings,isliabletojumpuponachairandleadeveryoneintheWal-Martcheer:

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17Andloudertheyyell.Nooneadmitstofeelingtheleastbitsilly.It'sallpartoftheWal-MartwayoflifeaslaiddownbySam:

loyalty,hardwork,longhours;getideasintothesystemfromthebottomup,Japanese-style;treatyourpeopleright;cutpricesandmarginstotheboneandsleepwellatnight.Employeeswithoneyearonboardqualifyforstockoptions,andareurgedtobuyalltheycan.

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18Afterthepeprally,there'sbirdhunting,ortennisonhisbackyardcourt.Buthisstoresarealwaysonhismind.OnetennisguestmanagedtoputhimoffhisgamebyaskingwhyacanofballscostmoreinoneWal-Martthananother.Itturnedouttobeuntrue,butthemoveworked.Waltonlostfourstraightgames.

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19Waltonsetupacollegescholarshipfundforemployees'children,adisasterrelieffundtorebuildemployeehomesdamagedbyfires,floods,tornadoes,andthelike.Hebelievedincultivatingideasandrewardingsuccess.

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20"He'dsay,'Thatfellowworkedhard,let'sgivehimalittleextra,'"recallsretiredpresidentFeroldF.Arend,whowasstunnedatsuchgenerosityafterthestingyemployerhelefttojoinWal-Mart."IhadtochangemywayofthinkingwhenIcameaboard."

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21"Thereasonforoursuccess,"saysWalton,inacompanyhandout,"isourpeopleandthewaythey'retreatedandthewaytheyfeelabouttheircompany.Theybelievethingsaredifferenthere,buttheydeservethecredit."

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22AddscompanylawyerJimHendren:

"I'veneverseenanyoneyetwhoworkedforhimorwasaroundhimforanylengthoftimewhowasn'tbetteroff.AndIdon'tmeanjustfinancially,althoughalotofpeopleare.It'sjustsomethingabouthim--comingintocontactwithSamWaltonjustmakesyouabetterperson."

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MakingthejourneyfromlogcabintoWhiteHouseispartoftheAmericanDream.ButwhenJimmyCarterwasdefeatedinhisattempttogainasecondtermasPresidentoftheUnitedStateshefoundhimselfsuddenlythrownoutoftheWhiteHouseandbackinhislogcabin.Thisishowhecoped.

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TheRestorationofJimmyCarter

SaraPacher

1Maybeit'sbecauseI,too,wasbornandraisedinasmallsouthGeorgiatown,butIfoundsittingdowntotalktoRosalynnandJimmyCarterascomfortableaslazinginaporchswingonasummerafternoon,sippingicedtea.JustsuchaswingoverlooksaroaringmountainstreamattheCarters'logcabinretreatintheBlueRidgeMountains.Alongwiththecabin'sotherfurniture,theswingwasdesignedandbuiltbytheformerpresident,amasterwoodworkerwhoselectsandcutsthetreesforsuchprojectsfromhis160-acrefarm.Hethenstripsoffthebarkandshapesthewoodintofurnitureandotheritems.

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2"Mydaddywasagoodmanwithtools,"herecalls,"solearninghowtousethemwasasnaturalasbreathingforus.Ifsomethingbroke,wehadtofixitourselves.Youdidn'tcallsomebodyintorepairsomethingorreplaceitwithsomethingnew.Wehadtheseskills--allfarmersdidduringtheDepressionyears."

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3Overtheyears,Carterhasmadesome50householditems,abouthalfofwhichhehasgivenawayasgifts.Butsomepiecesstillsitaroundthefamily'sPlainshouseandhavebeeninuseforover30years.Hiswifeisquicktopointout,however,thathisskillsimprovedastimewenton."WhenwecamehomefromtheNavyin1953,hebuiltasofaforthebackporch.Heusednailsthen.Nowhebuildseverythingwithoutnails.He'sstudiedwoodworkingandworkedatit,andhe'smadereallybeautifulfurnitureforourhome--includingapencil-postbedandtablesbytheside."

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4HiswoodworkingtalentservedCarterwellduringhispoliticalcampaigns,particularlywhenmeetingfactoryworkers."Youdon'thavetosaybutafewthingstopeoplewhoworkinafactorybeforetheyrealizethatyou,yourself,havebeenalaborer.Itmaybeadifferentkindofskillfromtheirs,butthere'sabond,sortoflikeabrotherhood,amongpeoplewhoworkwiththeirhands."

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5Oncehecampaignedhiswaytothepresidency,Carteroccasionallymanagedtoslipinafewhoursatthecarpenter'sshedatCampDavid,because,inhisopinion,"Whatweneedinourlivesisastockoffactorsthatneverchange.

（1）Ithinkthatskillwithone'sownhands--whetherit'stillingthesoil,buildingahouse,makingapieceoffurniture,playingaviolinorpaintingapainting--issomethingthatdoesn'tchangewiththeupsanddownsoflife.Andforme,goingbacktotheearthorgoingbacktothewoodshophavealwaysbeenopportunitiestoreinforcemybasicskills.

（2）NomatterifIwasinvolvedinwritingabook,conductingapoliticalcampaign,teachingatEmoryUniversityordealingwithinternationalaffairs,Icouldalwaysgoback--atleastforafewhoursatatime--tothewoodshop.That'smeantanawfullottome.It'sakindoftherapy,butit'salsoasteadyingforceinmylife--atotalrestformymind.，，，“。

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6"WhenI'minthewoodshop,"hecontinues,"Idon'teverthinkaboutthechapterI'mwritingortheparagraphIcan'tcompleteortheideasthatdon'tcome.I'mthinkingaboutthedesignofapieceoffurniture,howthewood'sgoingtofittogether,whatjointI'mgoingtouseandwhetherornotmyhandtoolsaresharp."

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7（3）InJimmyandRosalynnCarter'srecentlypublishedbook,EverythingtoGain,theyexplainfranklyhowtheyusedback-to-basicsskillstoconfrontandresolvetheirpainfulpoliticaldefeat,asuddendeparturefromWashingtonandtheirfearsofanemptyfuture.

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8"Inthebook,"Jimmysays,"wetrytorelateourlives,nottotheWhiteHouse,buttoPlains--foracoupleofreasons.One,toshowtheattractionofasmalltown,and,second,tomakeitclearthatthebookisnotjustaboutacouplewhohappenedtohavebeentheFirstFamilyofthenation;it'salsowrittenfortheaveragepersonwholosesajob,hasanunexpectedcareerchange,hastomovetoaplacenotofhisorherchoice,hasalastchildleavehome.Orforamarriedcouplewhosuddenlyfindthemselvesatretirementageandlivingtogetherforthefirsttimealldaylong--notjustatnight."

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9TheCartersplungedwithenthusiasmintosuchprojectsaslayingasidewalkandputtingahardwoodfloorintheirunfinishedloft.Rosalynnhaspickedupadditionalcarpentryskillsinworkingwithoneoftheirfavoriteorganizations,HabitatforHumanity.Thisisahousingprogramforthehomeless,helpingthemtobuildtheirownhousestogetherwiththehelpofvolunteers.

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10"Andwebothspendagoodbitoftimeonourfarm,"addsCarter."Wetakecareofthetimberlands.Sometimeswegoforlongwalksinthewoods.Imayseeaparticular