Hamilton Jordan - Sometimes at night, when I leave and ride by the

Sometimes at night, when I leave and ride by the front of the White House and the lights are on, it is so beautiful, I have some sense of, 'Hey, that's where I work, and Jimmy is President now.' But day in and day out, it's a job.

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McFadden, Robert D. "Hamilton Jordan, Carter's Chief of Staff, Dies at 63." The New York Times, 21 May 2008.

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