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THERICHESTMANINAMERICA,DOWNHOME

ArtHarris

1HeputonadinnerjackettoserveasawaiteratthebirthdaypartyofTheRichestManinAmerica.Heimaginedwhatsurelyawaited:amansion,a"Rolls-Royceforeverydayoftheweek,"dogswithdiamondcollars,servantseverywhere.

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2Thenhewasofftothehouse,wheelingpastthesleepytownsquareinBentonville,aremoteArkansastownof9,920,whereSamWaltonstartedwithalittledimestorethatgrewintoa$6billiondiscountchaincalledWal-Mart.Hedrovedownacountryroad,turnedatamailboxmarked"SamandHelenWalton,"andjumpedoutatahouseinthewoods.

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3Itwasnice,butnopalace.Thefurnitureappearedalittleworn.Anoldpickuptrucksatinthegarageandamuddybirddogranabouttheyard.Heneverspottedanyservants.

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4"Itwasarealdisappointment,"sighswaiterJamieBeaulieu.

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5OnlyinAmericacanabillionairecarryonlikeplainfolksandgetawaywithit.Andthe67-year-olddiscountkingSamMooreWaltonstilltravelsthesewindybackroadsinhis1979Fordpickup,redandwhite,birddogsbyhisside,and,comeshootingseason,waitsinlinelikeeveryoneelsetobuyshellsatthelocalWal-Mart.，，。67··1979，。，。

6"Hedoesn'twantanyspecialtreatment,"saysnightmanagerJohnnyBaker,whostrugglestocallthebossbyhisfirstnameasarecentcorporatememocommands.Fewherethinkofhisbillions;theycallhim"Mr.Sam"andaccepthisfolksyways."He'sthesamemanwhoopenedhisdimestoreonthesquareandworked18hoursadayforhisdream,"saysMayorRichardHoback.

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7Byallaccounts,he'sfriendly,cheerful,afineneighborwhodoeshisbesttoblendin,neverflashy,neverthrowinghisweightaround.

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8NomatterhowbigatimehehadonSaturdaynight,youcanfindhiminchurchonSunday.Surelyinareservedseat,right?"Wedon'thavereservedseats,"saysGordonGarlingtonIII,pastorofthelocalchurch.

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9SowheredoesTheRichestManinAmericasit?Whereverhefindsaseat."Look,he'sjustnotthatway.Hedoesn'thaveasetplace.Atachurchsuppertheothernight,heandhiswifewereinbackwashingdishes."

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10For19years,he'susedthesamebarber.JohnMayhallfindshimwaitingwhenheopensupat7a.m.Hechatsaboutthenationalnews,orreadsinhischair,perhapstheBentonCountyDailyDemocrat,anotherWaltonpropertythatkeepshimoffthefrontpage.ItburiedtheForbeslistatthebottomofpage2.

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11"He'sjustnotafrontperson,"anewspaperemployeeexplains.

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12Butonerecentmorning,TheRichestManinAmericadidsomethingthatwouldhavemadeheadlinesanywhereintheworld:Heforgothismoney."Isaid,'Forgetit,takecareofitnexttime,'"saysbarberMayhall."Buthesaid.'No,I'llgetit,'andhewenthomeforhiswallet."

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13Wasn'tthat,well,alittlestrange?"Nosir,"saysMayhall,"theonlythingstrangeaboutSamWaltonisthatheisn'tstrange."

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14ButjusthowlongWaltoncanholdfirmtohisfolksyhabitswithcelebrityhunterskeepingfollowinghimwhereverhegoesisanyone'sguess.EversinceForbesmagazinepronouncedhimAmerica'srichestman,with$2.8billioninWal-Martstock,he'sbeenarichmanontherun,steeringclearofreporters,dreamers,andschemers.

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15"HemaybetherichestbyForbesrankings,"sayscorporateaffairsdirectorJimVonGremp,"buthedoesn'tknowwhetherheisornot--andhedoesn'tcare.Hedoesn'tspendmuch.Heownsstock,buthe'salwaysleftitinthecompanysoitcouldgrow.Buttherealstoryinhismindisthesuccessachievedbythe100,000peoplewhomakeuptheWal-Martteam."

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4HiswoodworkingtalentservedCarterwellduringhispoliticalcampaigns,particularlywhenmeetingfactoryworkers."Youdon'thavetosaybutafewthingstopeoplewhoworkinafactorybeforetheyrealizethatyou,yourself,havebeenalaborer.Itmaybeadifferentkindofskillfromtheirs,butthere'sabond,sortoflikeabrotherhood,amongpeoplewhoworkwiththeirhands."

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5Oncehecampaignedhiswaytothepresidency,Carteroccasionallymanagedtoslipinafewhoursatthecarpenter'sshedatCampDavid,because,inhisopinion,"Whatweneedinourlivesisastockoffactorsthatneverchange.(1)Ithinkthatskillwithone'sownhands--whetherit'stillingthesoil,buildingahouse,makingapieceoffurniture,playingaviolinorpaintingapainting--issomethingthatdoesn'tchangewiththeupsanddownsoflife.Andforme,goingbacktotheearthorgoingbacktothewoodshophavealwaysbeenopportunitiestoreinforcemybasicskills.(2)NomatterifIwasinvolvedinwritingabook,conductingapoliticalcampaign,teachingatEmoryUniversityordealingwithinternationalaffairs,Icouldalwaysgoback--atleastforafewhoursatatime--tothewoodshop.That'smeantanawfullottome.It'sakindoftherapy,butit'salsoasteadyingforceinmylife--atotalrestformymind.，，，“?！?，，，——。，。，，，，，。。，——?！?/p>

6"WhenI'minthewoodshop,"hecontinues,"Idon'teverthinkaboutthechapterI'mwritingortheparagraphIcan'tcompleteortheideasthatdon'tcome.I'mthinkingaboutthedesignofapieceoffurniture,howthewood'sgoingtofittogether,whatjointI'mgoingtouseandwhetherornotmyhandtoolsaresharp."

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7(3)InJimmyandRosalynnCarter'srecentlypublishedbook,EverythingtoGain,theyexplainfranklyhowtheyusedback-to-basicsskillstoconfrontandresolvetheirpainfulpoliticaldefeat,asuddendeparturefromWashingtonandtheirfearsofanemptyfuture.

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8"Inthebook,"Jimmysays,"wetrytorelateourlives,nottotheWhiteHouse,buttoPlains--foracoupleofreasons.One,toshowtheattractionofasmalltown,and,second,tomakeitclearthatthebookisnotjustaboutacouplewhohappenedtohavebeentheFirstFamilyofthenation;it'salsowrittenfortheaveragepersonwholosesajob,hasanunexpectedcareerchange,hastomovetoaplacenotofhisorherchoice,hasalastchildleavehome.Orforamarriedcouplewhosuddenlyfindthemselvesatretirementageandlivingtogetherforthefirsttimealldaylong--notjustatnight."

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9TheCartersplungedwithenthusiasmintosuchprojectsaslayingasidewalkandputtingahardwoodfloorintheirunfinishedloft.Rosalynnhaspickedupadditionalcarpentryskillsinworkingwithoneoftheirfavoriteorganizations,HabitatforHumanity.Thisisahousingprogramforthehomeless,helpingthemtobuildtheirownhousestogetherwiththehelpofvolunteers.

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10"Andwebothspendagoodbitoftimeonourfarm,"addsCarter."Wetakecareofthetimberlands.Sometimeswegoforlongwalksinthewoods.ImayseeaparticulartreethatIthinkwouldbesuitableforfourorfive--perhaps,sevenoreight--chairsorforsomeotherpieceoffurniture.Iusuallyselectatreeclosetohome,though,sinceIhavetocarrythepiecesbacktothewoodshoparea.

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11"Oneofmyfavoritekindsofwoodworkinginvolvesgreenwood,butthere'satremendousamountofhardlaborinvolvedinthat.Youhavetotrytohandlethedifferentratesatwhichthewooddries,sothejointsgettightanddurable.It'sthekindoftechnicalproblemthatappealstome,"saystheformernuclearengineer.

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12Obviously,mostoftoday'syoungpeopledon'tgrowuproutinelylearningtousetheirhands"asnaturallyasbreathing,"asCarterdid.Buthethinkstheystillhaveanadvantagehisparents'generationlacked.

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13"Backthen,you'dstartworkingattheageof16or18andworkuntilyoudiedorwerephysicallyincapableofworkinganymore