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...past midnight last Wednesday when the phone started ringing inside Bill Daley's Washington home. Roused from his sleep, the Commerce Secretary groped for the receiver and heard Al Gore on the line. Soon Gore was asking Daley to leave Bill Clinton's Cabinet and take over as chairman of Gore's campaign. After a deep breath, Daley said he'd like to discuss the matter over a cup of coffee...
...Daley laughed. "You mean you want to talk...
After 45 minutes on the phone, Daley agreed to take the job, and Gore's week started looking up again. In fact, once the smoke clears, replacing Coelho with Daley may end up being the reason this really was the week Gore turned his campaign around. Daley, a sharp political operator who is the brother of Chicago's mayor and son of the city's legendary boss Richard Daley, helped win the election for Clinton in 1992 with his handling of Illinois and the Middle West. And he has the standing to take Gore's economic message to the Sunday...
...Could you describe the conversation in which you asked Bill Daley to take over the campaign...
...There were a lot of reports when Tony Coelho came aboard that you had considered Daley back then. Had you offered him the job before...