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February 10, 2012 10:51 AM EST
In 1991, the FBI conducted a comprehensive background check on Apple founder Steve Jobs, who was then being considered for a post in the George H. W. Bush White House.
Two decades later, and just a few months after Jobs died of pancreatic cancer, that FBI file has been released after a Freedom of Information Act request, offering a 191-page glimpse into the man behind a revolutionary tech empire.
Some details of the report have already been published, but questions about the facts contained in the 191-page document continue to dog Apple fans and those interested in learning more about the tech revolutionary. What position was Steve Jobs being considered for? What did his co-workers think of him, and his immediate neighbors? What did he think about being fired from Apple, the company he helped found?
From cryptic notes about his ability to "distort reality" and his recreational drug use to his relationship with his daughter and a 1985 bomb threat that would have cost him one million dollars, here are all the details so far from the 1991 Steve Jobs FBI file.
Jobs Could 'Lose Sight Of Honor And Integrity'
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The FBI file doesn't say what post Steve Jobs was being considered for during the first Bush presidency. The Christian Science Monitor reports that he was being considered for the President's Export Council, and the AP confirms that he did fill a post there for a time.
The file does include, however, interviews with friends and colleagues of the late Apple CEO...and much of what they had to say was less than complimentary.
"[Redacted] characterized Mr. Jobs as a deceptive individual who is not completely forthright and honest," the FBI file states.
"Several individuals questioned Mr. Jobs' honesty, stating that Mr. Jobs will twist the truth and distort reality to achieve his goals," another section reads.
One woman even claimed his initial success at Apple "at times caused him to lose sight of honor and integrity, and even caused him to distort the truth at times to get his way."
Even those praising Jobs, like the two former Apple employees supporting his appointment, offered some cryptic comments along with their support.
"They stated that he is strongwilled, stubborn, hardworking and driven, which they believe is why he's so successful," the authors of the FBI file note.
"They further stated, however, that Mr. Jobs possesses integrity as long as he gets his way; however, they did not elaborate on this."
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