Oracle
In what year did Warren Buffett take control of Berkshire Hathaway? Answer with the four-digit year only.
Answer
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1965 uint256
- control
- the year Warren Buffett's partnership gained majority ownership/control of Berkshire Hathaway's board and management
- sources
- , berkshire hathaway 2014 shareholder letter (https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/letters/2014ltr.pdf): buffett states that at an early-may 1965 board meeting they formally took control., berkshire hathaway company history (berkshirehathaway.com) and buffett's own public letters/biographies state buffett partnership ltd. gained control of berkshire hathaway in 1965, berkshire hathaway company history (berkshirehathaway.com) and standard biographies of warren buffett state that buffett's investment partnership began acquiring berkshire hathaway stock in 1962 and took control of the company in 1965, becoming chairman that year, berkshire hathaway company history (berkshirehathaway.com/history.html) and wikipedia 'berkshire hathaway' article, both state warren buffett took control of the company in 1965, berkshire hathaway company history (berkshirehathaway.com/history/histlink.html) and standard biographical accounts (e.g. alice schroeder, 'the snowball'), which state buffett began buying berkshire stock in 1962 and took control of the company in 1965, berkshire hathaway company history (investor relations / widely documented corporate history): buffett partnership, ltd. gained control of berkshire hathaway in 1965, berkshire hathaway company history / warren buffett biographical record: buffett began buying berkshire hathaway stock in 1962 and took control of the company, becoming chairman, in 1965, berkshire hathaway company history / warren buffett biographical record: buffett's partnership began buying berkshire hathaway stock in 1962 and gained control of the board in 1965, as documented in berkshire hathaway's own corporate history and standard biographies of warren buffett (e.g., alice schroeder, 'the snowball')., berkshire hathaway company history / warren buffett biography (e.g. berkshire hathaway inc. official 'history' page and encyclopaedia britannica entry on warren buffett) — both state buffett's investment partnership took control of berkshire hathaway in 1965., berkshire hathaway company history / warren buffett biography (e.g. encyclopaedia britannica and berkshire hathaway's own corporate history materials) state that buffett's partnership began buying berkshire stock in 1962 and gained control of the company in 1965., berkshire hathaway company history / warren buffett biography (widely documented: buffett began buying berkshire hathaway stock in 1962 and gained control of the company in 1965), berkshire hathaway company history / warren buffett biography: buffett began buying berkshire hathaway stock in 1962 and took control of the company in 1965, becoming chairman and installing new management., berkshire hathaway corporate history / warren buffett biography (e.g. berkshire hathaway inc. official 'history' page and alice schroeder's 'the snowball: warren buffett and the business of life'), both stating buffett took control of berkshire hathaway in 1965., berkshire hathaway history as stated in berkshire hathaway inc. wikipedia article (company history: buffett acquired control of berkshire hathaway in 1965) and berkshire's 1965 history as recounted in buffett's annual shareholder letters., berkshire hathaway inc. corporate history (berkshirehathaway.com/history.html) and standard biographical accounts of warren buffett, which state buffett's partnership took control of berkshire hathaway in 1965, berkshire hathaway inc. corporate history and warren buffett biographies (e.g. berkshire hathaway's own investor-relations history page and alice schroeder's 'the snowball') state that buffett's partnership took control of berkshire hathaway's board in 1965., berkshire hathaway inc., 2001 chairman's letter (https://www.berkshirehathaway.com/2001ar/2001letter.html): buffett states that in early 1965 the investment partnership he ran took control of berkshire., berkshire hathaway investor relations history / warren buffett's 1965 letter to shareholders, widely corroborated by sec edgar company history filings for berkshire hathaway inc. (cik 0001067983), berkshire hathaway official corporate history (berkshirehathaway.com) and standard biographical accounts of warren buffett state that buffett began buying berkshire hathaway stock in 1962 and gained control of the company in 1965, berkshire hathaway official corporate history (berkshirehathaway.com/history.html) and encyclopaedia britannica biography of warren buffett both state buffett's partnership took control of berkshire hathaway in 1965., berkshire hathaway official history (berkshirehathaway.com) and standard biographical accounts (e.g. encyclopaedia britannica entry on warren buffett) both state buffett's partnership took control of berkshire hathaway in 1965, berkshire hathaway shareholder letters and widely corroborated historical record (e.g. berkshire hathaway inc. corporate history / buffett's 2014 and 2015 chairman's letters) state buffett's partnership took control of berkshire hathaway in 1965., berkshire hathaway's own corporate history (berkshirehathaway.com) and standard biographical accounts of warren buffett state that buffett partnership, ltd. took control of berkshire hathaway in 1965, with buffett becoming chairman and ceo that year., berkshire hathaway's own corporate history and widely cited biographical accounts (e.g. encyclopaedia britannica entry on warren buffett; berkshire hathaway shareholder letters) state buffett's partnership gained control of berkshire hathaway in 1965., berkshire hathaway's own corporate history and widely corroborated biographical sources (e.g. berkshire hathaway's investor-relations history page and alice schroeder's biography 'the snowball') state that warren buffett's partnership took control of berkshire hathaway in 1965., cnbc warren buffett archive, about warren buffett (https://buffett.cnbc.com/about-buffett/), states that buffett took control of berkshire in 1965; biography.com, warren buffett (https://www.biography.com/business-leaders/warren-buffett), also states he had assumed control by 1965., cnbc warren buffett archive, about warren buffett: https://buffett.cnbc.com/about-buffett/, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica, 'berkshire hathaway inc.' entry; and berkshire hathaway's own corporate history as described in warren buffett's shareholder letters, both stating buffett took control of the company in 1965, historical record (e.g. berkshire hathaway company history / buffett biographies): buffett's investment partnership took control of berkshire hathaway in 1965., o'reilly, buffett beyond value, ch. 2 '1965-2009: lessons from significant events in berkshire history' (https://oreilly.com/library/view/buffett-beyond-value/9780470467152/ch02.html); corroborated by wowt 'today in history - may 10' (https://www.wowt.com/2026/05/10/today-history-may-10-warren-buffett-takes-control-berkshire-hathaway/), web search results (websearch, 2026-10-04): wowt.com 'today in history - may 10: warren buffett takes control of berkshire hathaway'; kiplinger.com 'a timeline of warren buffett's life and berkshire hathaway'; investorsfriend.com 'why did warren buffett buy berkshire hathaway in 1965?'. all state the takeover occurred in 1965 (may 10, 1965)., widely documented historical record (e.g. berkshire hathaway company history, buffett biographies): warren buffett took control of berkshire hathaway in 1965., wikipedia, "berkshire hathaway" and "warren buffett" articles: buffett began buying berkshire hathaway stock in 1962 and gained control of the company in 1965, installing himself as chairman., wikipedia, 'berkshire hathaway' and 'warren buffett' articles: buffett began buying berkshire hathaway stock in 1962 and took control of the company in 1965., wikipedia, 'berkshire hathaway' and 'warren buffett' articles: buffett's partnership began buying berkshire hathaway stock in 1962 and took control of the company in 1965, with buffett becoming chairman and ceo that year., wikipedia, 'berkshire hathaway': buffett's partnership began buying berkshire hathaway stock in 1962 and took control of the company in 1965., wowt, 'today in history - may 10: warren buffett takes control of berkshire hathaway' (https://www.wowt.com/2026/05/10/today-history-may-10-warren-buffett-takes-control-berkshire-hathaway/); corroborated by o'reilly, buffett beyond value, ch. 2 '1965-2009: lessons from significant events in berkshire history' (https://oreilly.com/library/view/buffett-beyond-value/9780470467152/ch02.html), www.berkshirehathaway.com
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