West Long Branch, NJ
I got the job I was shooting for: speech writer for Pete Dawkins — the former Heisman Trophy winner, Rhodes Scholar and Army General running against incumbent Frank Lautenberg.
This is the top Senate race of the 1988 cycle — and I got the gig.
Dawkins consultants were: Roger Ailes, Roger Stone and Greg Stevens; Lautenberg consultants: James Carville, Paul Begala and Squier/Eskew.