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        Mike Dukakis' Revenge

        Who would have thought his disastrous 1988 presidential campaign would create so many Washington stars? From Elena Kagan to Madeleine Albright to Larry Summers, The Daily Beast rounds up staffers who succeeded.

        The Daily Beast

        Updated Jul. 14, 2017 1:50PM ET / Published May. 10, 2010 7:04PM ET 

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        Elena Kagan

        Dukakis Campaign: Researcher Subsequent Fame: Supreme Court nominee

        Madeleine Albright

        Dukakis Campaign: Foreign policy adviser Subsequent Fame: Secretary of State under Bill Clinton

        George Stephanopoulos

        Dukakis Campaign: Rapid Response Team Subsequent Fame: Clinton administration adviser; ABC News chief political correspondent

        Larry Summers

        Dukakis Campaign: Unpaid economic adviser, Harvard professor Subsequent Fame: President of Harvard University 2001-06; top economic adviser, Obama administration

        Michael Aronson

        Dukakis Campaign: Speechwriter Subsequent Fame: New York Daily News editorial page editor; 1988 and 2007 Pulitzer Prize winner

        Susan Rice

        Dukakis Campaign: Foreign policy aide Subsequent Fame: U.S. ambassador to the United Nations

        John Podesta

        Dukakis Campaign: Lieutenant on Issues staff Subsequent Fame: Clinton chief of staff (1998-2001); president of Center for American Progress

        Mark Katz

        Dukakis Campaign: Rapid Response Team, wrote daily hotline briefings Subsequent Fame: Humor speechwriter for President Clinton 2000-08; principal of the Soundbite Institute (and Daily Beast contributor)

        Tom Donilon

        Dukakis Campaign: Senior adviser, responsible for debate preparation Subsequent Fame: Deputy national security adviser for the Obama administration

        James Steinberg

        Dukakis Campaign: Deputy issues director Subsequent Fame: Deputy Secretary of State for the Obama administration

        Matt Tyrnauer

        Dukakis Campaign: Assistant to the campaign manager Subsequent Fame: Write-director of Valentino: The Last Emperor, Vanity Fair staff writer

        Dayton Duncan

        Dukakis Campaign: National press secretary Subsequent Fame: Filmmaker in collaboration with Ken Burns; author

        Michael Barr

        Dukakis Campaign: Issues staff Subsequent Fame: Assistant secretary for financial institutions

        Rosa deLauro

        Dukakis Campaign: Campaign director for New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut Subsequent Fame: Connecticut congresswoman

        Gene Sperling

        Dukakis Campaign: Issues staff, famous for putting in 21-hour days Subsequent Fame: Counselor to Timothy Geithner, former head of National Economic Council

        Joe Lockhart

        Dukakis Campaign: Deputy press secretary Subsequent Fame: Clinton campaign press secretary

        Sylvia Matthews Burwell

        Dukakis Campaign: Researcher Subsequent Fame: President of Global Development Program at Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

        Josh Steiner

        Dukakis Campaign: Issues staff Subsequent Fame: Co-president and managing partner, Quadrangle

        Michael Whouley

        Dukakis Campaign: Adviser, field operative Subsequent Fame: President, Dewey Square Group; portrayed by Dennis Leary in HBO’s Recount, based on the 2000 Gore campaign

        Todd Stern

        Dukakis Campaign: Issues staff Subsequent Fame: Special envoy for climate change

        Tony West

        Dukakis Campaign: Assistant to Bob Farmer Subsequent Fame: Assistant attorney general, Civil Division

        Keith Boykin

        Dukakis Campaign: Traveling press aide Subsequent Fame: Prominent blogger and talking head

        Bob Farmer

        Dukakis Campaign: Head fundraiser Subsequent Fame: Fundraiser who became consul general to Bermuda under Clinton

        Bob Boorstin

        Dukakis Campaign: Issues staff, ran convention logistics Subsequent Fame: Runs Google’s lobbying efforts; director of corporate and policy communications in Google's Washington, D.C., office

        Vicky Rideout

        Dukakis Campaign: Issues staff

        Subsequent Fame: Vice president of Kaiser Family Foundation & Spartacus Media Enterprises; Hollywood social activist, power player

        Chris Edley

        Dukakis Campaign: Ran Issues office; Harvard professor Subsequent Fame: Dean of UC Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), adviser to Obama during campaign

        Mark Gearan

        Dukakis Campaign: Ran headquarters press office, campaign spokesman Subsequent Fame: Former head of Peace Corps; president of Hobart William Smith College

        Leslie Dach

        Dukakis Campaign: Communications director Subsequent Fame: As special counselor to CEO of Walmart, launched major public-relations campaign improving the company’s image

        Mindy Lubber

        Dukakis Campaign: Senior adviser and communications director Subsequent Fame: President of Ceres, an environmentally focused investment group

        Dwight Holton

        Dukakis Campaign: “Advance man,” sent to events ahead of the candidate Subsequent Fame: U.S. attorney for the District of Oregon

        Vanessa Kirsch

        Dukakis Campaign: Field coordinator Post-Dukakis: Leading social venture capitalist, president and founder of New Profit Inc.

        Clay Constantinou

        Dukakis Campaign: New Jersey campaign Subsequent Fame: U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg (1994-99); member of Patton & Boggs Public Policy and International Practice Groups

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