What was the idea behind the APAC appreciation dinner?
Guests paid $150 a head to attend and you and Huang and others were honored…. Chidiac: She organized it….Mr. Clinton sent me a piece of rock from Arkansas, and the California House of Representatives and Senate…gave me posters of appreciation. Q: Did you feel appreciated? Chidiac: Yeah, I felt great that we’re defeating George Bush. That was my objective. Q: How about that piece of Arkansas rock? Chidiac: I left it in Honolulu. I don’t carry it in my bag. Q: What was the Lums’ way of operating in Los Angeles? Chidiac: Very secretive. They had the back room in the place. She had a big checkbook on her desk. She wouldn’t talk to anybody in the back. She always came to the front. That was her secret operation, she and her husband. And only her daughter could go in. Q: Was she talking to big wigs on the phone all the time? Chidiac: Yeah, — We had calls from Hillary Clinton I heard her talking to Hillary Clinton. I heard her talking to Ron Brown. Q: What does Nora Lum talk to Hillary
