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Dubya, We Knew You When...
With a homeboy headed for the White House, a handful of his Dallas pals have hopes of making their mark on Washington
Dallas vitamin entrepreneur Craig Keeland remembers vividly the cocktail party at which he reluctantly
passed on a golden opportunity to pitch his products to George W. Bush.
In the early 1990s, Keeland, founder and chairman of the vitamin company Youngevity, became acquainted with Bush when the two men had offices in the same North Dallas building. Bush, then a minority owner and managing partner of the Texas Rangers, subleased space on the ninth floor of an unremarkable office tower one block southeast of the intersection of Loop 12 and the Dallas North Tollway. Keeland was just starting his company, a sort of Mary Kay-like enterprise for health supplements. Keeland’s headquarters were on the 11th floor, two elevator stops above Bush’s.
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| Dallas Observer - July, 2001
Dallas vitamin entrepreneur Craig Keeland remembers vividly the cocktail party at which he reluctantly
passed on a golden opportunity to pitch his products to George W. Bush.
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