In the end, I decided it wasnt right for meBesides, Chuck Manatt wanted it badly and probably already had the votes to win before I got interestedI discussed it with Mickey Kantor, a partner of Manatts whom I had gotten to know when he served with Hillary on the board of the Legal Services CorporationI liked Mickey a lot and trusted his judgmentHe said if I wanted another chance at elected office, I shouldnt try for the party jobHe also advised against becoming Jerry Browns chief of staffThe other out-of-state jobs had some appeal to me, especially the one at the World Wildlife Fund, but I knew they didnt make senseI wasnt ready to give up on Arkansas or myself, so I accepted the offer from Wright, Lindsey?Jennings Almost immediately after I lost, and for months afterward, I asked everybody I knew why they thought it had happenedSome of the answers, beyond Cubans, car tags, and making all the interest groups angry at the same time, surprised meJimmy Red Jones, whom I had appointed adjutant general of the Arkansas National Guard after hed had a long career as state auditor, said I had alienated the voters with too many young beards and out-of-staters in important positionsHe also thought Hillarys decision to keep her maiden name had hurt; it might be all right for a lawyer, but not for a first ladyWally DeRoeck, who had been my chairman in 1976 and d