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He Said, She Said James Carville and Mary Matalin, the GOP stalwart Matalin formerly served political husband-and-wife team, may not as assistant to President George W. be in the media spotlight as much as Bush and counselor to Vice President when they were both presidential advi- Dick Cheney—the first White House offisors and campaign managers, but they cial to hold the latter title. She held senior still attract crowds at meetings Mary Matalin and and conventions. James Carville, In early May, they spoke in spin doctors Washington DC at the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting’s (AALU) annual meeting. “They were a hit,” says AALU Assistant Vice President of Meetings Tracy Skidmore. “They were very entertaining. Mary Matalin speaks for 20 minutes, then James speaks for 20 minutes, and then they do 20 minutes of Q positions in the George H. W. Bush 1988 and A. In a time of a lame-duck Presi- campaign, and when Bush the elder was dent, they were very motivational. Our elected, she was appointed chief of staff members were interested in going up to for the Republican National Convention. the Hill to educate Congress about our In between stints with Bush adminisissues. They really broke that process trations, she hosted CNN’s Crossfire down for us, as well as gave us the per- political debate show. Matalin is also the spective from the Republican and the former and founding host of the WashDemocratic sides.” ington-based political talk show Equal Time, which airs on CNBC. Matalin and Carville co-authored the best-selling political campaign book All’s Fair: Love, War, and Running for President. Carville was the chief campaign strategist for Bill Clinton in 1992—when Clinton upset Bush Sr. in his reelection bid. Carville has a long list of electoral successes. He already had a string of upset victories—gubernatorial victories for Robert Casey in Pennsylvania and Zell Miller in Georgia, and for U.S. Senator Robert Lautenberg in New Jersey—before he engineered Clinton’s presidential victory. After the Clinton win, Carville focused on foreign consulting. His clients included British Prime Minister Tony Blair, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Greek Prime Minister Constantine Mitsotakis. Both husband and wife still are prominent as talking heads on TV news programs. To book Matalin and Carville, visit www.washingtonspeakers.com. The Youngest Elder Statesman Generation Y. Net Generation. Echo Boomers. MySpace Generation. These are monikers for the group of young professionals born between 1978 and 1994. Peter Sheahan is an elder statesman for the group, in the sense that he’s among the older members of Generation Y. He’s looking hard at age 30—if you think that’s a milestone that warrants a slight glance rather than a hard look, Sheahan’s the man to give you the 411. He’s been busy explaining his demographic peer group to convention audiences, including NAIFA’s 2008 annual convention and career conference. A relative youngster on the speaking circuit, Sheahan is already a globally recognized expert in workforce trends and SUCCESSFUL MEETINGS JUNE 2008 mimegasite.com Peter Sheahan, Gen Y-er 47 http://www.washingtonspeakers.com http://mimegasite.com

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