2008: What does Buffett think of about Carlos Slim?

AUDIENCE MEMBER: Mr. Buffett, Mr. Munger, thank you very much for this wonderful rite. Coming — my name is Jorge Garza (PH), and I’m coming from Mexico City. Coming from there, you have been occasionally compared to — or rather Carlos Slim has been occasionally compared to you, for other reasons than your love of the game of baseball. Can you please share your thoughts on him?

WARREN BUFFETT: Well, I — he came up once with two of his boys, and we had lunch. But that was probably 15 years ago. So I really have no special — I mean, you probably know a lot more about Carlos Slim than what I do. I read the news stories and all of that. And we had a perfectly pleasant lunch. But that was a long time ago.

And, Charlie, do you have anything?

CHARLIE MUNGER: No. I think you speak for the total knowledge of both of us about Carlos Slim. (Laughter)

WARREN BUFFETT: We’ll go down the rest of the Forbes 400 for you, too, if you would like. (Laughter)