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The phone rang: “Hunt if you don t think I am very moved right now, you re one dumb son-of-a-bitch.” It was my good friend, Vernon Jordan, who at the time was supporting his longtime friend Hillary Clinton. But the emotions of the past half-century were streaming to the fore for the longtime civil rights leader. The serious possibility of the first black president was emotional. ADVERTISEMENT For four decades, I talked with Vernon at least every couple of weeks, sometimes more often. I ve never known a more charming or engaging person. He was a legendary figure in American life: a top civil rights figure, a prominent business leader, a confidant to presidents. If judgment were the coin of the realm, he would have been a multi-billionaire.

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