(CNN) - He was wearing a bright green tie and sat right behind Rupert and James Murdoch in that first row. To those of us who know Joel Klein, his presence could clearly be felt even though he didn’t say a word.

I’ve known Klein ever since he worked for President Bill Clinton as a White House deputy counsel during his first term. A highly respected lawyer in Washington, Klein later moved over to the Justice Department to become its anti-trust chief. Most recently, he served for eight years as New York City’s Education Chancellor under Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
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