July 25, 2003--"Mr. Chairman."  In his maiden speech as chairman Ed Gillespie recalled that he first worked at the Republican National Committee 18 years ago as "a phoner in the basement in a little cubicle, calling people at home and bothering them for money."  "Now I'm up on the 4th floor as chairman in a big office, calling people and bothering them for money," he said.

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