Worked at a law firm, Jenkins & Eells, since dissolved and then went to Little Rock. From there I went to Washington, D.C., and worked on the inaugural committee in 1992 and then went to The White House when the inaugural was finished.
Tell me how you obtained a position with the Clinton campaign in 1992.
I obtained a position -- I had a name, and I went and I called that name and began volunteering. Q And how did you get the name? A From Craig Livingstone. Q And what was the name that you had? A James Day.
Now, you mentioned that you had a name and you called this James Day; is that correct? A Yes. Q And you mentioned that Craig Livingstone played some role in that? A Yes. Q Could you explain that further? A In 1998 -- I'm sorry, 1988 -- whenI was still an undergrad at the University of Georgia, I -- when the National Democratic Convention was in Atlanta, did sort of an internship there, and they had put me in Chairman Kirk's office where I had met Craig Livingstone. When the convention had ended, he said if you ever want to get into politics give me a call and gave me a card and ultimately I gave him in a call in the summer of '92. Q Where was he at that time? A Ross Perot campaign. Q Craig Livingstone was working for the Ross Perot campaign at the time that you called him? A That was my understanding.
He said he would try and get me on with the Ross Perot campaign and then Mr. Perot announced that he was pulling out of the presidential race and the next time I talked to Craig he said he was going to Little Rock and he was going to be doing the advance school for the Clinton/Gores, and he would try and get me in. That did not happen and he said or, if you want, here's the name James Day. Q And you called Mr. Day? A Yes. Q And what happened there? A He said if I wanted I could -- I went to Little Rock, and I spoke to him and he said if I wanted I could do some volunteer work, but he couldn't promise anything. Q Now, after the election in 1992, where did you next work? A After the election I came up to D.C. and worked for the Airline Pilots Association for a few days and then worked at the inaugural committee.
Did you work with Mr. Livingstone? A Yes. Q And what did you do with Mr. Livingstone? What kind of work did you perform with him? A I was staff assistant and basically helped other members in the office and ultimately became responsible for making sure that those who needed to a pass to the inaugural headquarters had one, working in conjunction with the federal police at that location. Q Now, after the inaugural, where did you next work? A The White House. Q And what kind of job did you obtain with The White House? A Initially staff assistant. Q Staff assistant with what office? A White House -- Office of White House Personnel Security. Q And how did you obtain that job? A Craig Livingstone offered it to me.