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I've been to the White House a number of times.

I was in the trade field as White House fellow in the first Bush administration.

My family got all over me because they said Bush is only for the rich people. Then I reminded them, 'Hey, I'm rich'.

The press called me a billionaire, and my wife came up and said I must be squirreling money away.

I was an accidental banker. To please my parents, I went for an interview with Chase Manhattan Bank in 1983. They promised to send me into their offices in more than 40 countries and essentially audit the practices. It was an extraordinary job.

I think bankers will always get away with whatever they can get away with.

A funny thing happened to me on the way to the White House.

In Democratic administrations, I visit the White House.

I used to do prank calls as these people and try to convince certain hoteliers that I was someone else. At the time, I used to do people like Tony Blair and William Hague. It was very good fun hearing people kind of thinking, 'Hmm, is that who I think it is?'