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A I do. I mean, again, to the best of my recollection, he had his own cell phone. I don't know at what point he got it or I don't recall when he got his own cell phone, but there's -- as I said, there's a number of ways to get to President Clinton to contact him, to reach him, to be in touch, to engage, to ask things, all those communications. Q Is it fair to say that part of your role with President Clinton was to evaluate and assist in making a decision whether to meet with someone? A Well, ultimately, you know, the decision is his whether he wants to meet with somebody or not. My role in being a part of that process along with a variety of other folks would be more accurate, yes. Q And would you receive requests from external individuals to meet with President Clinton? A I, along with other people did, yes. Q Mr. Band, a few years after President Clinton leaves the White House, the Clinton Global Initiative is formed. Is that right? A Correct. Q And what is the Clinton Global Initiative? A The Clinton Global Initiative -- well, it's hard to explain. I mean, it's a complicated, large, philanthropic endeavor that now -- I don't know what its latest iteration is, but at the time, it was set up to sort of -- going back a little bit and trying to answer a little bit more than you're asking. But President Clinton attended a lot of conferences around the world, and a lot of those conferences -- people sat around and talked and self-importance and those kinds of things, and I -- something that I was very passionate about was believing that we -- that we as a country and we as a world could really change the face of how people engage in