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Steve Jobs' 1991 FBI File Released, Reveals Consideration for Presidential Appointment

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As noted by Gawker, the FBI has just released a 1991 background check on Steve Jobs. The 191-page document was undertaken as Jobs was being considered for a presidential appointment to the President's Export Council by George H. W. Bush. The file was released following a Freedom of Information Act request filed through the open government site MuckRock.

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Beyond basic biographical information, the report makes reference to comments from a number of Jobs' acquaintances who were interviewed to help build a picture of his background. Gawker notes that the report contains an unusually high number of "derogatory" comments, with some questioning his honesty and making reference to his ability to "twist the truth and distort reality in order to achieve his goals".

More details will undoubtedly come to light as readers are able to make their way through the lengthy document, and while certain aspects of the report have been censored out, it may still reveal an interestingly candid glimpse into how Jobs was viewed by his acquaintances and investigators seeking an impartial view of his suitably to serve on a presidential commission.

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scottdot said:
Save it for SteveRumors. How does this even fit?
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Oh, I don't know... the guy was co-founder of Apple, creator of Mac. And this is MacRumor's after all. Since when has this site become a hard-news site? Since never. Every story someone has to ask why it was posted. So now for every one of those posts, I'll post explaining why I think it does fit.
 
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Why wouldn't they redact his SSN? Am I the only one who thinks it's completely wrong for that to become public information, even posthumously?
 
1984 Lawsuit

Yes, he was being sued for paternity of Lisa. Ya know, when he was a real dick making millions while his child was living on welfare.
 
MacRumors said:
Gawker notes that the report contains an unusually high number of "derogatory" comments, with some questioning his honesty and making reference to his ability to "twist the truth and distort reality in order to achieve his goals".
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Sounds like somebody perfectly suited to government work.
 
MacRumors said:
...notes that the report contains an unusually high number of "derogatory" comments, with some questioning his honesty and making reference to his ability to "twist the truth and distort reality in order to achieve his goals".
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If true, sounds like a perfect match for a Presidential Appointment regardless of political affiliation! :rolleyes:
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MacRumors said:
Beyond basic biographical information, the report makes reference to comments from a number of Jobs' acquaintances who were interviewed to help build a picture of his background. Gawker notes that the report contains an unusually high number of "derogatory" comments, with some questioning his honesty and making reference to his ability to "twist the truth and distort reality in order to achieve his goals".
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And yet he changed the world of consumer tech, several times over, and arguably, some of the world at large. Genius? Certainly. A bit of madness? Maybe. But from this man of curious contradictions and singular vision, came Macs, OS X, iPods, iPhones, iPads . . . and look where we are today. It's this man's vision that's come alive and driving the industry.

But then again, to achieve all that, Steve Jobs *had to be* all those things. All of which ended up being an asset. The government's loss entirely.

And yet they allowed someone like Henry Kissinger to go as far as he did. And so many others like him afterward.
 
Skimming through it, it seems they really care about drug and alcohol abuse.

One of the best lines was something to the effect of an interviewee saying Jobs isn't honest and is deceptive, but that the interviewee "doesn't consider those prerequisites for a government job"
 
Why does it publicly display his social security number and other personal info?
 
ramuman said:
Skimming through it, it seems they really care about drug and alcohol abuse.

One of the best lines was something to the effect of an interviewee saying Jobs isn't honest and is deceptive, but that the interviewee "doesn't consider those prerequisites for a government job"
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Yeah, more like "he's perfect!"

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MacRumors said:
Gawker notes that the report contains an unusually high number of "derogatory" comments, with some questioning his honesty and making reference to his ability to "twist the truth and distort reality in order to achieve his goals".
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Sounds like a certain President we all know. Heck, every President.
 
sammaffei said:
Yes, he was being sued for paternity of Lisa. Ya know, when he was a real dick making millions while his child was living on welfare.
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I think I remember reading somewhere that he bought and paid for the house they were living in though.
 
MacRumors said:
Gawker notes that the report contains an unusually high number of "derogatory" comments, with some questioning his honesty and making reference to his ability to "twist the truth and distort reality in order to achieve his goals".
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Sounds like Gawker themselves.
 
So the reality distortion field has been confirmed. Wonder how the Apple loyalists will spin this one.

Most Apple loyalists are pretty liberal, AKA living within a reality distortion field all their lives, so they'd take his deceptiveness as being a positive when being considered for government work...and agree that that's the proper way it should be.
 
DotCom2 said:
I think I remember reading somewhere that he bought and paid for the house they were living in though.
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Only after one of Jobs friends helped Lisa and Chrisann pay for a house. Jobs initially refused to pay, but when he found out his friend had paid for the house, he sent his friend 500k or something the next day.
 
In the wrong hands, this is not good. His signature is also displayed all over the document.
 
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