Mr Kim met me at the airport to take me to my Siem Reap hotel.
Mr Kim is used to making investment decisions on the spot, based on hunches.
George Bush has said it must also include nuclear assistance Mr Kim has given to others.
Mr Kim noted that sustainable economic growth is embedded in the quality of our education systems.
MDP, which he founded, Mr Kim has resigned as its president, and as a member.
ECONOMIST: President Kim Dae-jung's party is collapsing around him
Mr Kim has often warned of the dangers of climate change on future growth.
At the same time, Mr Kim is worried about pushing the chaebol too hard just now.
My last grand adventure of the trip occurred as Mr Kim drove me from Banteay Chhmar to Siem Reap.
Much of Mr Kim's political support comes from Cholla, in the south-west, South Korea's poorest region.
ECONOMIST: Too many South Koreans are reluctant to change their ways
Were Mr Kim hoping to lead Occupy Wall Street, such views would be unremarkable.
Convicted again this year, this time for embezzlement, Mr Kim was jailed in August.
Mr Kim kicked off his sandals and carried my bag up the stairs.
Mr Kim had a lot of help in his campaign to persuade Mr Lee to give up.
That is what a market liberal would do, and it is what Mr Kim appears to intend.
The question for policymakers, says Mr Kim, is what will generate future growth in the real economy?
Mr Kim has also met leaders of the chaebols and warned that they must carry out fundamental restructuring.
Why is Mr Kim, and not Mr Chung, now facing the humiliating public dismantling of his business empire?
America worries that such generosity could weaken Mr Kim's incentive to stay on the nuclear straight and narrow.
Many bureaucrats are also suspicious of the foreigners whom Mr Kim is inviting to invest in his country.
ECONOMIST: Too many South Koreans are reluctant to change their ways
Mr Kim has promised to improve social security if the unions will accept an end to lifetime employment.
Mr Kim urged Pyongyang to respond to the concerns of the world community.
Perhaps Mr Kim, an ardent family man, does not want a family successor.
But Mr Kim refused to join the six-party talks until the money arrived.
Could it be that Mr Kim is unwilling to see the lay-offs that would result from such spontaneous restructuring?
What Mr Kim has been ditching, and must keep on ditching, is not a left-wing ideology but pre-election waffle.
Despite the accusation, which Mr Kim denies, his popularity has continued to rise.
"With enough renderings you can explain it, " Mr Kim says, referring to meetings where architects show the public their proposals.
South Korea remains mired in recession, although Mr Kim is hopeful that it will bounce back to growth next year.
To bridge the gap, Mr Kim has set up a task-force to prepare for a smooth transition of the presidency.
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