31.   He quit his first law firm, for example, dropping off partner track to join the staff of the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate hearings.

32.   He returned briefly to Swarthmore after the war and also worked at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University before joining the staff of the Naval Observatory.

33.   He joined the staff at Los Alamos the same year, working in the theoretical division when it was producing designs for thermonuclear weapons.

34.   He joined the staff of the National Museum of Wales, continuing his on-the-job training as an ornithologist and taxidermist.

35.   He liked what he saw and on Tuesday joined the staff as an assistant coach.

36.   He was a researcher in pathology at Tokyo University until joining the staff at City of Hope.

37.   He met Nixon in St. Louis a few years later and joined his staff.

38.   He then joined the staff of Memorial Hospital in Easton, Md.

39.   He replaces Mike Murphy, who coincidentally left last month to join the staff of new Colts coach Jim Mora in Indianapolis.

40.   He returned briefly to teaching before joining the staff at City Opera.