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Bibhu Pattnaik

Bill Gates And Warren Buffett Met For The First Time On The Fourth Of July Holiday 30 Years Ago

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett speak with journalist Charlie Rose at an event organized by Columbia Business School on January 27, 2017 in New York City. Gates and Buffett have been friends for over 30 years. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Warren Buffett, the Oracle of Omaha, is recognized as a highly accomplished and influential business figure. He has collaborated with his friend Bill Gates on numerous philanthropic endeavors, with their friendship commencing 30 years ago.

Here is how they met. According to CNBC’s report on Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in 2000, one audience member asked Buffett how his relationship with Gates began and evolved. 

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