At the time, the board had been tense, There had been some strife. What were you looking for when you selected a regent and what did you tell your appointees? I wanted to make sure first that all the appointees shared my vision with elevating the University of Texas to strive to be the number one public university in the United States of America. I wanted them to instill the urgency of that vision in their fellow board members. I wanted them to all basically be rowing in the same direction to achieve that goal. (06:23–06:37)
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Asserts that his appointees share his vision for the University of Texas to be the top public university in the U.S.
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