Sep
18

Obama Goes From White House to Wall Street in Less Than One Year

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  • Ex-president speaks to Carlyle, Cantor, Northern Trust
  • ‘If someone is willing to pay him to give a speech, God bless’

Hillary Clinton says she made a mistake when she gave speeches on Wall Street after leaving government. Taking money from banks, she writes in her new memoir, created the impression she was in their pocket.

Her old boss doesn’t seem to share her concern.

Last month, just before her book “What Happened” was published, Barack Obama spoke in New York to clients of Northern Trust Corp. for about $400,000, a person familiar with his appearance said. Last week, he reminisced about the White House for Carlyle Group LP, one of the world’s biggest private equity firms, according to two people who were there. Next week, he’ll give a keynote speech at investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald LP’s health-care conference…

Obama Goes From White House to Wall Street in Less Than One Year

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