As painful as such betrayals were, Buffett relentlessly insisted that Salomon was on track. When the dust settled, he maintained, Salomon would be stronger, in all areas, than ever. No one on the staff saw him waver, even in the slightest. This was Buffett’s essential virtue—the courage to stick to his course. Don Howard, the chief financial officer, said, “He conveyed to me that every problem was surmountable.”
