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An Evening with Ron Klain

In late October, a who’s who of D.C. insiders gathered at the Top of the Hay to observe an off-the-record conversation between Puck founding partner Peter Hamby and Biden’s former chief of staff and ubiquitous Washington insider, Ron Klain.

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The Editors
November 3, 2023

Last Monday, dozens of the most important people in Washington D.C. gathered at the scenic Top of the Hay at the Hay-Adams Hotel, overlooking the White House and the National Mall, to celebrate one of their own: Ron Klain, the consummate Washington insider, rainmaker, and power broker. Klain, of course, had semi-recently completed his latest stint in the West Wing, this time as Joe Biden’s chief of staff. And he had plenty on his mind about his former boss, the state of the economy, and the 2024 campaign.