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Warren Buffett, aka The Oracle of Omaha, prides himself on conducting his business the old fashioned way.
He reads tons and tons of SEC filings and doesn't even have a computer on his desk.
In a world of massive trading desks and high speed everything, this is something to see. So you should.
What follows is a guided tour of the office Buffett's been working in for half a decade.
Try not to flip out or anything.
Buffett's holding company, Berkshire Hathaway, has been based in this Omaha building for 50 years.
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A University of Nebraska at Lincoln football helmet signed by former coach Tom Osborne and a mini Buffett.
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Down a hallway of sports-related photos. Buffett is pointing to a picture of former Red Sox player Ted Williams. He takes a lot of tips from Williams' book 'The Science Of Hitting.'
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Buffett with Tiger Woods. Buffett was his caddy for an event in Iowa; Buffett joked that Woods gave him a bad tip.
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This is Buffett heading to his office.
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The office is filled with photos of people that are important to Buffett.
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This is a photo of Buffett's father when he ran for Congress in 1942.
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Notice that the office has no computers, the phone is the most prominent piece of technology. Buffett says all he needs are paper documents and the phone.
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Buffett spent $100 to take a Dale Carnegie course when he was 21 because he was terrified of public speaking. The course helped him propose to his wife.
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Next to the Dale Carnegie certificate is the Presidential Medal of Freedom Buffett received from President Barack Obama in 2010.
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A baseball signed by legends Willie Mays, Ted Williams, Joe DiMaggio, etc. Buffett said it was a present from a friend.
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There's a World Book Encyclopedia set on Buffett's shelf (remember, no computer).
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A signed copy of the Fortune cover that Buffett shares with his buddy Jay-Z.
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There's a bonus photo at the bottom: Microsoft founder Bill Gates with the Berkshire Board of Directors, sharing milkshakes!
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That's all now, bye bye!
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Here is the tour in video form
Maybe this will compensate for the fact that we don't get to see Buffett's house>
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