John Barrasso: “He served President Gerald Ford as the White House Chief of…”

“He worked as a power line man in Rock springs, Wyoming, earning $3 an hour. He got his start in politics in the 1960s as an intern in the Wyoming State Senate. He went on to Washington. He served President Gerald Ford as the White House Chief of Staff. still, as I say, the youngest person in history to hold that position. When Art Laffer sketched out the legendary Laffer curve on a cocktail napkin talking about economics, it was Dick Cheney's napkin.” (01:28–01:32)

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