Mr. Salzman,
I was once asked, ‘When I become a successful politician and
write my book, how will I begin.’ I replied, not with my birth
but with a brief encounter when I was a student at Jonas Salk Middle
School in Sacramento, CA. I was play-fighting with one of my peers
when you pulled me aside. We had a brief conversation in which you
asked me, "What do you like?" I hastily replied, “Politics.”
You gave me your card and said to give you a call. From that call
came an internship in the state department of education. Since that
time I have been heavily involved in politics: participating on
the annual Capitol-to-Capitol Sacramento delegation and serving
as the student board member for Sacramento City Unified School District.
I am now a freshman at Morgan State University in Baltimore and
intend to go to law school to practice corporate law, and then to
run for office. I just wanted to let you know that our chance encounter
had a lasting impact on my life. Thank you for those five minutes
of your time. Rest assured that the future first African-American
United States Senator from California will start his book with your
name.
My meeting with Noah Salzman at Jonas Salk Middle School was the
most touching five minutes life could offer me, helping me to discover
my passion for politics when I was just thirteen years old.