| Friend | John Bolton |
| Friend | Clarence Thomas |
| Start Date | 1973-00-00 |
| Notes | After graduating Yale Law School in 1974, where he had become friends with future Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, he went into private practice in Washington. He made a name for himself working in conservative politics, becoming vice president of the right-wing American Enterprise Institute and serving in midlevel roles in the Reagan and George H.W. Bush administrations. |