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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