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He was described to me by Secretary Paulson
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Inside Lehman Brothers

He was described to meby Secretary Paulson as the eternal optimist

He was described to me
by Secretary Paulson as the eternal optimist

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He was described to me by Secretary Paulson
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as the eternal optimist.
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6 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:28:35
Uploaded
Jun 26, 2025
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documentary
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Inside Lehman Brothers is the autopsy of a crime by those who tried to prevent it from within. Mortgage brokers from California and a handful of New York executives called out these fraudulent transactions. But nobody listened.
He said, "If Dick Fuld was fishing - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:14
He said, "If Dick Fuld was fishing
Or maybe it just meant he was very aggressive in trading - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:06
Or maybe it just meant he was very aggressive in trading
That probably too. He was known as the Gorilla, - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:09
That probably too. He was known as the Gorilla,
He was famous for being reclusive, - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:06
He was famous for being reclusive,
In my first years, I saw him in the lift, - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:06
In my first years, I saw him in the lift,
And he'd walk in, and he'd stand in the corner - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:10
And he'd walk in, and he'd stand in the corner
Reach in, rip out their heart and eat it before they die! - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:15
Reach in, rip out their heart and eat it before they die!
The wave of reality that came over me was horrifying. - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:06
The wave of reality that came over me was horrifying.
See, when you're a public company, - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:12
See, when you're a public company,
And we were basically hiding - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:19
And we were basically hiding
And my bosses said this loophole - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:05
And my bosses said this loophole
The reason that they wanted to hide - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:08
The reason that they wanted to hide
So, let's say for the CEO, Dick Fuld, - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:10
So, let's say for the CEO, Dick Fuld,
We would disclose a year later - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:06
We would disclose a year later
And it was just because they wanted more - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:07
And it was just because they wanted more
Finally, it got to me, the numbers kept getting bigger and bigger. - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:04
Finally, it got to me, the numbers kept getting bigger and b...
It was a source of constant bother - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:05
It was a source of constant bother
♪ You created me to worship ♪ - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:25
♪ You created me to worship ♪
Then my manager started taking - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:09
Then my manager started taking
My volume decreased slowly but surely. - Inside Lehman Brothers 00:06
My volume decreased slowly but surely.