dyna, at the time I wrote that intro, I was told by the G's that Dick would be joining us. You are absolutely correct that he never made it into the room although even you know he was in the office and just outside the board room. Not that means he was 'close enough"-- only that I believe the original plan was for him to join us. For whatever reason, he didn't and frankly, I never went back to re-read what I had written. As you saw, I was typing as fast as could.
If you've got a problem with my credibility because of that, so be it. You were also the guy who had a major problem with my reporting of the tax issue within the G's family and JG himself verified it at that meeting with you present.