I was brought in by the White House as GM's chairman in 2009, around the time of the bankruptcy, and became CEO later that year. As a company, we were grateful for the government's support. But as GM's financial health began to improve, I could detect no real sense of urgency, or even interest, on the part of the government to relinquish control.
It was months later when I was sitting at the board in my studio and my wife would stick her head in and say, "What if you did Pooh and. . . oh, we don't do that anymore. " I do have my soapbox and will go to my grave being a Disney company man.