Warren Buffett and Bill Gates: Keeping America Great

Buffett and Gates: Keeping America Great

About the Show

In an exclusive event, CNBC presents Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, together, taking questions from students at Columbia Business School in New York City. Host Becky Quick talks with the two billionaires, whose values run as deep as their wealth. Original air date: November 12, 2009. (1:04:51)

From Columbia Business School in New York City, CNBC brings together two of the most successful men in business -- Bill Gates and Warren Buffett -- for an hour-long question and answer session with students, hosted by Becky Quick. Together, Quick and Columbia's best and brightest minds will probe Gates and Buffett about the economy, America's status as a financial superpower, the future of capitalism, the state of the American Dream, corporate social responsibility, philanthropy and much, much more. Learn the secrets of Gates and Buffett's success, as well as where they stand on today's hottest topics in business news -- and listen as they talk with and guide the next generation of business leaders on Keeping America Great.

Web Extras

Buffett & Becky Walk & Talk Sunday, 22 Nov 2009 | 12:00 AM ET

CNBC's Becky Quick discusses the economy, and myriad other subjects with billionaire Warren Buffett as the two walk the campus of Columbia University.
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Tuesday, 15 May 2012 | 5:14 PM ET

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Bill Gates: The Billionaire Philanthropist
By: Tonya Alexander
Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | 3:16 PM ET

With a variety of business achievements under his belt, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates is using the second half of his life to give back to the world.
Warren Buffett & Bill Gates: The Billionaire BFFs Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 | 1:29 PM ET

Can you tell which responses are based on facts from Buffett's and Gates' real lives?
Exclusive Web Extra: Warren Buffett on an independent Fed Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009 | 12:04 AM ET

Warren Buffett tells CNBC's Becky Quick there's nothing more important to the economic future of this country than an independent Fed.
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates: Keeping America Great Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | 9:00 PM ET

In an exclusive event, CNBC presents Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, together, taking questions from students at Columbia Business School in New York City. Host Becky Quick talks with the two billionaires, whose values run as deep as their wealth. Original air date: November 12, 2009. (1:04:51)
Gates Talks Google Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | 12:04 AM ET

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is asked about the similarities between Google's growth and his own experience with Microsoft.
Gates on Apple Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | 12:03 AM ET

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is asked about the job Steve Jobs has done as CEO of rival, Apple.
Buffett Talks Investment In Students Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | 12:02 AM ET

Billionaire Warren Buffett offers to pay the students $100,000 for 10 percent of their future earnings, and adds that good communications skills would actually boost their value.
The Future of Capitalism Thursday, 12 Nov 2009 | 12:01 AM ET

Billionaires Warren Buffett and Bill Gates discuss the future of capitalism, which they say is basically sound, but could use some fine tuning.
Exclusive Web Extra: Buffett and Gates on Wall Street Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009 | 12:03 AM ET

Warren Buffett says Wall Street should not be the 'center' of our economy.
Exclusive Web Extra: Buffett and Gates on health care reform. Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009 | 12:02 AM ET

Billionaire friends Warren Buffett and Bill Gates talk with CNBC's Becky Quick about health care reform.
Exclusive Web Extra: Buffett and Gates Going Back to School Wednesday, 18 Nov 2009 | 12:01 AM ET

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates take a walk through the campus at Columbia Business School with CNBC's Becky Quick.