[calcowgirl]

Oops, here's a few I missed:

• 1969 (approx), worked as attorney for the Office of Economic Opportunity in Atlanta
• 1969-70, fellow at the Institute for Politics at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government
• 1970s, sat on many boards of directors: joined Bankers Trust of New York, J. C. Penney, Xerox, and American Express.
• 1980s, also served on board of Dow Jones and Company, Corning, Union Carbide, RJR Nabisco, Ryder Systems, and Sara Lee.
• 1980, shot in the back and seriously wounded by a would-be assassin shortly after addressing the Fort Wayne, Indiana branch of the Urban League; fully recovered within 4 months (crime unsolved).
• 1981-82, resigned from the Urban League to join Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld
• 1992, key adviser to Bill Clinton presidential campaign whom he had known for two decades; helped to select Al Gore for vice-president. After win, became head transition team with Warren M. Christopher. Took leave of absence from Akin, Gump and all corporate boards after concerns of possible conflict of interest arose.

[Fedora]

Thanks for the follow-up!