From a friend . . .
SINCE HE IS SUCH A NEWSMAKER THIS MIGHT ADD A BIT TO THE SCENARIO
TAKING PLACE WHETHER WE LIKE IT OR NOT
Perry Hamilton - Getting to know "the Donald"
We need to get to know him.
Specifications:
- Donald
John Trump, was born June 14, 1946.
- He
will be 70 years old on election day.
- From
the Internet, he is 6'2" or 6'3' and weighs between 195 and 200 lbs.
- He
has a full head of blond/brown hair (which is long and elaborately combed)
and blue eyes.
- The
Internet tells us he wears a size 12 shoe.
- Donald
Trump was born the fourth of five children who were born over eleven
years.
- The
oldest, Mary Ann, was born in 1937 and is currently a Federal Judge.
- His
older brother, Fred Jr, died in early adulthood as a result of
complications from alcoholism.
- He
has another older sister, Elizabeth and a younger brother, Robert.
- Donald
Trump has been married three times.
- Trump's
first wife, Ivana, was an immigrant from Czechoslovakia and a divorcee who
has been married 4 times in her life. She is a life long avid skier and
worked in design at the Trump
Organization.
- Marla
Maples, Trump's second wife is an actress and model
- Trump's
third wife, Melania is an immigrant from Slovenia (born in Yugoslavia) and
has been a super model.
- Two
of Trump's children, Donald Jr and Ivanka, have gone to Penn. Son Eric,
went to Georgetown.
- Donald
Trump tells us that he is Presbyterian.
- Donald
Trump does not appear to have had any interest in occults, mysticism
or exotic mythologies.
- Donald
Trump's oldest daughter, Ivanka, and her three children are Jewish.
- Trump's
oldest daughter, Ivanka, is married to Jared Kushner who is, among other
things, a newspaper publisher. The Kushner family is very successful in
New York City area real estate.
- Donald's
grandmother, mother, first wife, and third wife are all immigrants.
- Donald
Trump was born and raised in Queens NY
- Though
his family was very wealthy, Trump's boyhood home in the Jamaica Estates
section of Queens was not a grand mansion. The Trump home was a larger
version of the homes Fred Trump was building for his tenants.
- There
are no indications that the Trump family lived among the wealthy elites on
vacations or country clubs.
- Queens
is the largest of New York's five boroughs and the most ethnically
diverse.
- Trump
attended a local private day school, the Kew Forrest School, in Queens until about
8th grade.
- His
secondary schooling was at New
York Military Academy which is about 60 miles north of NYC in
Cornwall on the Hudson. He was the class of 1964.
- Trump
was never a "Preppie".
- Trump
never embraced any aspect of the "Hippie" movement of the time.
- Trump
was a very good high school athlete - football, soccer, and especially
baseball. He had potential to become a professional baseball player.
- Even
in high school - Trump liked women and women liked him
- Trump
was generally popular in high school.
- Trump's
boarding school room mate liked him.
- He
attended Fordham University in NYC for two years and transferred to the
University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.
- At
that time, the Wharton School offered a rare program for Real Estate
Business.
- Though
he was of age, Donald Trump did not serve in Vietnam.
- He
was not drafted due to bone spurs in his heels (4F) and also student
deferments.
- Ultimately,
in the draft lottery, he drew a high number.
- By
all we know, Donald Trump does not smoke, drink or use recreational drugs.
He'll be the first President in more than 25 years who hasn't smoked weed.
- BTW:
Trump's children don't smoke or drink
- Trump
makes it well known that he enjoys sexual interaction with women.
- I
am unaware that Donald Trump is a recreational gambler.
- His
doctor publicly announced Donald to be in excellent health.
I think that to really know Donald Trump, you must know his family
background.
The Trump family story is a very American story.
Trump family history - concise version.
- Donald
Trump's grandparents immigrated to the U.S. from Alsace (Kallstadt,
Germany) which throughout history has been alternately French and German.
The Trumps are German, originally speaking the same German dialect as the
Amish of Lancaster County, PA.
- His
maternal grandparents lived in Scotland.
- Freiderich
(Drumph) Trump made a small but respectable fortune in the late 19th
Century in the mining boom towns of the American Northwest.
- He
returned to Germany to marry his childhood neighbor, Elizabeth Christ.
- The
newly married Trumps resettled in the Borough of Queens NY
- Freidrich
was establishing a Real Estate business in Queens when he died suddenly at
age 49 (1918).
- In
1920, at the age of 15, Fred Trump (Freiderich's son and Donald's father),
started a business partnership with his widowed mother called Elizabeth Trump & Son.
- This
business was built upon the real estate holdings that his
father,Frederich, had amassed (worth about $500,000.00 in today's
dollars). This is the original "seed money" of the current Trump Organization.
- Elizabeth
& Fred remained close business partners her entire life (she died in
1966).
- In
1936 Fred Trump (age 31) married Mary Ann MacLeod (age 24) of Stoneaway
Scotland.
- During
the depression, Fred Trump built and successfully operated a supermarket
(a new concept at the time) which was sold to King Kullen Co. and operates this day.
- Fred
Trump made a lot of money building housing for the military during
WWII.
- Fred
Trump was investigated by the Justice Department for making
"excessive profits" from government contracts.
- All
(or nearly all) of the building of Elizabeth
Trump & Son's non government building was residential
property in Queens.
- Fred
Trump died in 1999 (age 94) - beloved and worth between $250 million and
$300 million. His wife died a year later.
"The Donald's" career
Donald Trump is the greatest career achiever of the "baby
boomer" generation.
Donald Trump has reached the zenith in his careers as book author,
TV entertainer, sports entertainer, Real Estate developer, and currently
politician.
- Donald
Trump has authored more than 18 books. At least one of them, The Art of the Deal was
a top seller.
- Donald
says that the Holy Bible
is his favorite book. The
Art of the Deal is his 2nd favorite book. And The Power of Positive Thinking
by Norman Vincent Peale is his third favorite book.
- He
likes golf. Donald Trump has developed more than 11 golf courses which
bear his name.
- Donald
Trump has twice been nominated for an Emmy Award
- Donald
Trump has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Donald
Trump has been inducted to the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame.
- Donald
Trump has appeared in more than a dozen movies such as Home Alone 2, Zoolander, and Little
Rascals
- Donald
Trump has been a guest actor in more than 6 TV shows such as Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Days of
Our Lives, Sex and the City, and others.
- Trump
has been the Executive Producer of 7 TV shows.
- Trump
has been the guest host of 5 TV shows such as Extra, Larry King Live, and Saturday Night Live and
more.
- Donald
Trump has been co producer of the longest running reality TV show.
- Donald
Trump performed in several WWE wrestling shows.
- Donald
performed in Wrestlemania 23 which set attendance records and revenue
records up til that time.
- In
his first candidacy for public office, Donald Trump received the most
popular votes for the President of the United States out of a field of
experienced and successful politicians. And in most cases, he achieved
this with less money than any of his opponents.
Keeping in mind that 90% of start up businesses fail, Trump's
record of enterprise is nothing short of amazing.
Donald Trump has enjoyed success in at least 11 very different
enterprises: Professional football, Ice Skating rinks, Fragrance, Ice, Steaks,
Wines, Model management, Airline, blenders, Men's wear, Bicycle races, world
class beauty contests, and many others. In some of these, such as model
management, his firm has risen to the top of that particular industry.
- There
are 31 buildings that bear his name.
- The
largest private real estate development in New York is Trump Riverside.
Drive down the Henry Hudson Blvd. - you can't miss them.
- There
are at least 12 Trump Towers
- There
are at least 6 Trump Plazas.
- There
are at least 11 Trump Golf Course developments
- And
much, much, more in real estate.
- Trump
Entertainment, casinos and resorts was recently sold to Carl Ichan.
- Donald
Trump's personal managing of the Wollman Ice Skating Rink project in the
early 1980's is the quintessential case study for MBA students in Wharton,
Harvard, and other business schools. His performance there was phenomenal.
- Donald
Trump's privately held businesses have employed more than 200,000 people.
- In
the casino business in Atlantic City, Trump had to do business with known
mobsters - and he stayed "clean" and alive.
- Aside
from his personal investments, Donald Trump has never been a Wall Street
"player".
The Political Trump:
about 1967 - 1987 - Democrat (he was a supporter of Ronald Reagan)
1987 - 1999 - Republican
1999 - 2001 - Reform Party (he supported Ross Perot)
2001 - 2009 - Democrat
2009 - 2011 - Republican
2011 - 2012 - Independent
2012 - Present - Republican
Donald Trump was openly supportive of Mitt Romney's candidacy.
Donald Trump does not seem to hold political party organizations
in high regard.
For the most part, his political involvement has been for
practical reasons.
Donald Trump does not appear to be held to political ideology.
Some of my take aways:
- Trump
has an extraordinarily energetic central nervous system much like Teddy
Roosevelt but more targeted to industry and enterprise.
- Trump's
presidency will be very energetic, transparent, and communicative.
- Trump
will be a very hard working President.
- His
interaction with his older brother (who everybody loved) tells me that he
thinks that everybody is like him - or wants to be - or should be.
- His
relationship with his older brother was a hard lesson in tolerance for
him.
- Trump
is the Babe Ruth of career achievements.
- He
is dumb like a fox. When you think he just said something stupid - he
didn't. It's just that you were not his target audience.
- Trump
knows the people - the folk.
- His
son, Donald Jr. is right. Trump is a "Blue Collar Billionaire".
- More
than anything, his TV show, The
Apprentice, was his passion. He wants all Americans to have
confidence (like he does) to venture.
- Donald
Trump is attracted to and marries smart, high achieving women.
- The
highest levels of a Trump Administration is certain to have many women -
and they will be bright and assertive.
- Donald
Trump's children are very important to him. And it shows.
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