After early White House careers, well-connected executives have created a formidable network In 1969, Ron Walker, a Nixon administration appointee, was touring the country seeking bright, eager young men to staff the first White House advance office to coordinate the president’s domestic and international travel. In California, Walker singled out Byron M. Cavaney, a University of Southern California graduate and upand- coming branch manager of a bank in Irvine, based on advice from White House staffers who had also gone to USC. Fred Webber, a former Marine, moonlighted as a volunteer for the team while working as legislative chief to the secretary of labor. David Parker, a… Read More