President Clinton's former chief political strategist reports on the 1996 campaign.

In the successful campaign of 2004 he worked as chief strategist.

Question 1: What is their primary role as chief strategist?

He has another role, just as important: as chief strategist for civil rights legislation.

In 2008, he served as chief strategist to Hillary Clinton's campaign for president.

Mr. Rollins was her chief political strategist and in the last month of the race, took over as campaign manager, too.

But he appears to have listened mostly to the man who has been his chief political strategist for 20 years: Bill Clinton.

Paul, 60 years old, is the chief strategist.

Both men have played the role of chief political and policy strategist to their nation's leaders, not masters of economic arcana.

He's had all the oversight operational responsibility, plus he's the chief strategist for the company.