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S E T T H E B A R H I G H

M ake people ooh a nd aah

hen I decided to develop properties in Manhattan, my
Wfather couldn’t understand why. He had been successful in
Brooklyn and Queens and thought that I should work there, too.
However, moving into Manhattan was a long-standing goal of
mine. Manhattan was the business, cultural, and social epicenter
of the world; it was center stage and it was where I wanted to
make my name.
Years later, after I successfully established myself in Manhat-
tan and decided to build Trump Tower, I explained my vision to
my father. I described the bold, beautiful, innovative glass and
bronze exterior that would distinguish Trump Tower. Again he
couldn’t understand. Bricks had always worked for him, why not
for me?
I explained to him that I wanted to set my own standard. I
didn’t want to build just another skyscraper; I wanted the most

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