David M. Rubenstein

Thanks to @InPursuitUSA for the opportunity to reflect on the presidency and life of Jimmy Carter in whose administration I worked. Carter was a modern-day Renaissance man whose post-presidency – the longest in U.S. history – was arguably the most successful of any American president before or since. President Carter left office at 56 years of age. He lived another 44 years. During that period – 11 times the length of his presidential term – he showed how a former president, with no formal powers, could solve problems that no one else could or would even try to solve. Carter’s work led to the elimination of Guinea worm and river blindness in Africa. He helped monitor over 125 elections around the world and led significant peace missions to Haiti and North Korea. If the defining image of Carter’s presidency was a rescue helicopter downed in the Iranian desert, the defining image of Carter’s post-presidency was the former Commander-in-Chief building houses with Habitat for Humanity. Thanks for your interest. Please share.

What do the owners of the @astros @sixers @NJDevils @Commanders @TeamHendrick @SeattleKraken @Suns @WashSpirit @Patriots @Capitals @WashMystics @WashWizards @Eagles @ATLHawks @Cubs @Mariners @BrooklynNets all have in common? They are featured in my new book, Inside The Owner's Box, where they share their ownership journeys, strategies for success, and highs and lows in pursuit of winning. @simonschuster amazon.com/Inside-Owners-Box…

Thanks to Clara Wu Tsai, owner of @WNBA @nyliberty, for joining me on @BloombergTV's Peer to Peer...premier of our 12th season. Clara is also featured in my new book, Inside the Owner's Box, out this week from @simonschuster. We discussed her life-long love of basketball, her career, building a championship team, and her philanthropic commitment to people in Brooklyn. youtube.com/watch?v=Mae8-hSg…

Sports fans...my new book, Inside the Owner's Box, is out today. I share my experience buying and owning the @orioles and interview 14 owners of major league sports teams to learn about their ownership experiences and leadership lessons. @simonschuster amazon.com/dp/1668022494?lv=…

Hard to believe it's been ten years since starting Peer to Peer Conversations on @BloombergTV. Here is a compilation of 10 memorable moments across the years. Season 12 debuts tonight with my interview of sports entrepreneur Clara Wu Tsai, co-owner of the @BrooklynNets and the @nyliberty. youtube.com/watch?v=U5ERQk0R…

Here is your chance to see one of the true icons of American history — a William J. Stone engraved copy of the Declaration of Independence, printed by the State Department in 1823. This extremely rare document is on view at the U.S. Capitol as part of its “Spirit of ’76 — Congress Celebrates the Nation” exhibit. If you see an image of the Declaration reproduced anywhere, it is likely a Stone copy and not the original manuscript at the National Archives, which is faded and barely legible. This exhibit features original artifacts, images and videos that illustrate how Congress and Americans have commemorated the Declaration on its milestone anniversaries. @visitthecapitol Link to exhibit: visitthecapitol.gov/explore/…

Excited to announce my new book "Speaking of America", published by @DukePress and @librarycongress, is coming out October 6, 2026. If you love history, innovation, and America you'll love these interviews I conducted with noted historians and innovators before members of Congress at the Library of Congress over the past 10+ years. Here is a link to the cover/foreword/introduction. tinyurl.com/yxr7zzd2

Philanthropy is an ancient Greek word that means loving humanity. Everyone can be a philanthropist...it's not just rich people writing checks. Please give your time, talent, and treasure to help make our country the best it can be. Thanks @BloombergTV for this story on Patriotic Philanthropy within the context of America 250. bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…

My interview with Thomas Jefferson on @BloombergTV. Happy 250th birthday America! youtube.com/watch?v=JJH88Xq7…

On July 4th, we celebrate a document that changed the world, but how many of us know the story behind it? For example, John Adams said that July 2nd would be the day we mark our independence. What happened? I've spent years studying American history and trying to make it more accessible to more people by restoring historic sites and preserving founding documents. I've also placed replicas of the Declaration in U.S. embassies around the world and in arenas and stadiums across the country so Americans encounter it not just in history class, but in the places where they actually spend their time. On the occasion of our 250th anniversary, I am pleased to share some thoughts on the history behind the holiday - what we're really celebrating on July 4th and why understanding that history matters. @OneCarlyle carlyle.com/from-davids-desk…

Thanks @washingtonpost @ktumulty for a timely look at the long strange trip the Declaration of Independence took on the way to its permanent home in the @USNatArchives. Might that mysterious hand print belong to Nicolas Cage? washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Thanks @nbcwashington for this thoughtful piece on the new museum under the Lincoln Memorial. Go Abe! @NationalParkFdn @NatlParkService @Interior nbcwashington.com/entertainm…

And thanks to @interior @SecretaryBurgum for his support of the Lincoln Memorial museum project. Here is the ribbon-cutting. @NationalParkFdn @NatlParkService

Thanks to the @NationalParkFdn @NatlParkService teams for their years of work...(left) Dr. Kevin Griess, Superintendent of National Mall, NPS, and (right) Jeff Reinbold, President and CEO, NPF. Thanks also to Will Shafroth, former CEO of NPF who worked for years on this project.

Here are my remarks from the new Lincoln Memorial museum opening. @NationalParkFdn @NatlParkService @Interior

And who built the new Lincoln Memorial museum? Here's the construction management team from @Consigli1905...l to r: Brian Hamilton, Steve Braley, Sam Meyerhoff, Adam Cirigliano, me, and Matthew Consigli. Congratulations and thanks! @NationalParkFdn @NatlParkService @Interior

See inside the "undercroft", the cavernous space beneath the Lincoln Memorial. The Memorial was built on a swamp. 100+ concrete pillars standing on bedrock support the Memorial above. Great video and light show. @NationalParkFdn @NatlParkService @Interior

A peak inside the new Lincoln Memorial museum. @NationalParkFdn @NatlParkService @Interior

The Lincoln Memorial museum is free but you need tickets. Here's the link: recreation.gov/ticket/facili… @NationalParkFdn @NatlParkService @Interior

After 10+ years of planning and construction the Lincoln Memorial Undercroft Museum is open...and it's amazing! Get ready for a Tweet storm...starting with the snow storm the day we announced the project in February 2016. @NationalParkFdn @NatlParkService @Interior