I was wearing casual clothes, and Marilyn had on a denim dress. We were walking up Bourbon Street, making our way back to our hotel after lunch at Sammy s, trying to enjoy the sun and the street noise of New Orleans. I think we were hold- ing hands, though Marilyn reminds me I ve never been big on public displays of affection. There s one thing we both remember for sure, though: the moment the beeper went off. That morning we d been given it to carry by Mary Moses Cochran, who had worked in ,my Senate office and campaigns and whose dad, Tom Moses, had been an early supporter when I ran for the Senate eight years ear- lier. Bob Kimmitt, who was handling the vice-presidential selection process, had told me that I would receive a call around 2:00 P.M. He never said who would call, only that a call would be coming. As soon as we heard the thing beep, Marilyn and I stopped in our tracks and looked at each other, and I said, as calmly as I could, \"Now we ll find out.\" I remem- ber thinking, \"This is the moment.
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