FORTUNE -- Talk about two worlds colliding.
On Monday, a Forbes blogger, a Palm Beach hedge fund manager and a paid consultant for IBM, Microsoft and Dell thought Apple's (AAPL) share price might go up if they spread rumors that CEO Tim Cook was on his way out.
On Wednesday, the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights opened bidding on a chance to have coffee with Cook on Apple's Cupertino campus.
By Thursday morning, Cook had raised more money for the RFK Center than all the other celebrities combined.
Here's where the bidding stood at 6 a.m:
And so on down the B list.
"Right now, our record for experiences is $255,000 to shadow President Clinton for a day," says a spokesperson for Charitybuzz, which is running the auction. "We think Cook will break Clinton's record."
Larry Summers served as Treasury Secretary for Bill Clinton and as economic adviser for President Obama. He offers some light-hearted insight into the many differences in their leadership styles.
FORTUNE -- Larry Summers made waves at Fortune's Brainstorm Tech conference last week with his candid comments about the Winklevoss twins when asked about his scene in the movie The Social Network. The Harvard professor also talked about how he sees a MORE
Jul 25, 2011 12:56 PM ET