Tim Cook Raises $180,000 In A Day, Could Break President Bill Clinton’s Record

Yesterday, the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights opened bidding on a chance to have coffee with Tim Cook on Apple’s Cupertino campus, as part of a Charity Buzz auction, which details an estimated value worth $50,000. Today, Apple CEO has already raised more money for the RFK Center than all the other celebrities combined, Forbes is reporting.

The publication points out that Cook, who has raised $180,000 so far, could well be on his way to breaking President Bill Clinton’s fundraising record, who raised $255,000 in a single day.

“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.”

The following list shows where the bidding stood at 6 a.m:

• Tim Cook: $180,000
• David Letterman: $7,500
• Jay Leno: $7,250
• Payton Manning: $5,250
• Francis Ford Coppola: $4,250
• Robin Williams: $2,500
• John Mayer: $2,100
• Tim McGraw: $2,000
• Alec Baldwin: $2,000
• David Axelrod: $2,000
• Alison Sweeney: $2,000
• Robert DeNiro: $2,000