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NATION, Page 31American NotesHOAXESSpy Scams Sununu
In December, Spy magazine publisher Gerald Taylor telephoned
John Sununu, who had been ousted as White House chief of staff
and was looking for a job. Posing as a headhunter for a FORTUNE
200 energy company, Taylor dangled a position with a salary in
the "low seven figures." For 13 minutes, the two conversed about
the way Sununu's search for employment was going. "Most of what
I've been putting together as packages start at $3.5 million,"
said Sununu, who added that he expected to garner another
"couple of million dollars in six months" from speaking
engagements.
Spy's publisher also took Sununu through a quickie job
interview. What did his subordinates think of him as a boss?
"Contrary to what the press has said, they'd say this is the
smoothest-running White House they've ever had," boasted Sununu.
Would he mind traveling? "No, no," said Sununu, who came under
fire for using government planes for personal business. Sununu's
later reaction to the scam: "I didn't think I got hoaxed. I
believe people." No word yet as to his real future employer's
identity.