Jim has lunch with former Ohio Governor John J. Gilligan, Trio's Restaurant, outside Cincinnati, Ohio, January 26, 2008

Jim and U.S. Representative Pat Tiberi (R-OH), John McCain Wisconsin Election Rally, Renaissance Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, February 19, 2008

Jim with former U.S. Senator Mike DeWine (R-OH), John McCain Wisconsin Election Night Rally, Renaissance Hotel, Columbus, Ohio, February 19, 2008

Jim with Alice Rivlin, first Director, Congressional Budget Office, Politics and Prose Bookstore, Washington, D.C., April 11, 2008

Jim meets Governor Madeleine Kunin a second time, Politics and Prose Bookstore, Washington, D.C., April 11, 2008

Jim shares a moment with noted author Tobias Wolff, Politics and Prose Bookstore, Washington, D.C., April 11, 2008

Jim greets baseball great Cal Ripken, Jr., Barnes and Noble, Columbus, Ohio, May 6, 2008

Jim with Archbishop Ngoc Thuong Thanh of the Cao Dai faith, Holy See, Tay Ninh, Vietnam, July 19, 2008

Jim bumps into Japanese Olympic hurdler, Dai Tamesue, Narita Airport, Tokyo, Japan, August 12, 2008

Jim greets renowned actress Kerry Washington at an Obama rally, Goodale Park, Columbus, Ohio, August 31, 2008

Jim's got a friend in song writer Carole King, Urban Coffee House, Worthington, Ohio, September 24, 2008

Jim and noted journalist and pundit Eleanor Clift escape the rain, National Book Festival, Washington, D.C., September 27, 2008

Jim with veteran CBS and NPR journalist Daniel Schorr, National Book Festival, Washington, D.C., September 27, 2008

Jim shares a story with renowned social analyst Lisbeth Schorr, National Book Festival, Washington, D.C., September 27, 2008

Jim chats with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Tony Horwitz, husband of Geraldine Brooks, National Book Festival, Washington, D.C., September 27, 2008

Jim enjoys a moment with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks, National Book Festival, Washington, D.C., September 27, 2008

Jim chats with Alexander McCall Smith at the National Book Festival, Washington, D.C., September 27, 2008

Jim meets Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Gordon Wood, National Book Festival, Washington, D.C., September 27, 2008

Jim and best-selling novelist Brad Meltzer, National Book Festival, Washington, D.C., September 27, 2008

Jim shares some stories with CBS news great Bob Schieffer, National Book Festival, Washington, D.C., September 27, 2008

Jim gets directions from Dionne Warwick, National Book Festival, Washington, D.C., September 27, 2008

Jim with the beautiful actress Rosie Perez, Obama Rally, Genoa Park, Columbus, Ohio, October 4, 2008

Jim visits with Congresswoman Nydia Velazguez (D-NY), Obama Rally, Genoa Park, Columbus, Ohio, October 4, 2008

Jim enjoys the sun with Congressman Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Obama Rally, Genoa Park, Columbus, Ohio, October 4, 2008

Jim and former Irish President Mary Robinson, Page Hall, Ohio State University, October 9, 1008

Jim gets a few books signed by former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, Barnes and Noble, Easton Center, Columbus, Ohio, December 2, 2008

Jim and former Ohio Governor Bob Taft enjoy lunch at Clifton Mill, Clifton, Ohio, December 20, 2008.

Jim visits U.S. Senator Daniel Akaka (D-HI) in his office, Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 6, 2009

Jim greets Joe and Jill Biden, Biden Reception, Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 6, 2009

Jim chats with U.S. Senator-Designate Ted Kaufman (D-DE), Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 6, 2009

Jim gets together with former U.S. Senator Trent Lott, Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 6, 2009

Jim discusses politics with U.S. Senator Mike Johanns (R-NE), Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C., January 6, 2009

Johanns is a former Governor and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture