Also, I’ve been *quite* close, to folks who were close to very major players, in the Admins of Nixon, Ford, Carter, & Dubya, e.g. Budget Director or SecDef., at least one of whom was outright world-famous.
And, I had a sort of substantive interaction with the Big Dog, in his ’92 campaign.
And, c. 20 years before, I had substantial person…
Also, I’ve been *quite* close, to folks who were close to very major players, in the Admins of Nixon, Ford, Carter, & Dubya, e.g. Budget Director or SecDef., at least one of whom was outright world-famous.
And, I had a sort of substantive interaction with the Big Dog, in his ’92 campaign.
And, c. 20 years before, I had substantial personal/ intellectual interaction with a (influential?) Brig. General, for a good year or so.
And, I’ve dealt face-to face, one-on-one, not just in passing, with at least a few famous/ notorious figures in journalism, historiography, etc.
But don’t worry, I never was (to my knowledge) eligible for a Clearance. I personally was (always?) too far “on the outskirts”.
Also, I’ve been *quite* close, to folks who were close to very major players, in the Admins of Nixon, Ford, Carter, & Dubya, e.g. Budget Director or SecDef., at least one of whom was outright world-famous.
And, I had a sort of substantive interaction with the Big Dog, in his ’92 campaign.
And, c. 20 years before, I had substantial personal/ intellectual interaction with a (influential?) Brig. General, for a good year or so.
And, I’ve dealt face-to face, one-on-one, not just in passing, with at least a few famous/ notorious figures in journalism, historiography, etc.
But don’t worry, I never was (to my knowledge) eligible for a Clearance. I personally was (always?) too far “on the outskirts”.
And, to my first list, let’s add bankers and published scientists, and (less intensely) Italians & Czechs
Regarding the Contacts on the above lists, I met all of them due to my activities in the private sector.
None of them were the direct result of my rather trivial niche in the public sector, which may be analogous to Einstein’s gig in the patent office.