margaret chase smith up in maine. howard baker, bob dole have recently opened centers in their states and are gradually opening up their papers. >> if some young person came to you right now and said, okay, 34 years you were the senate historian, i want that job. what would you recommend? >> it depends on how young the person was, but i'd say -- i would ask them if they enjoy reading biographies. >> let's say they're into history. they're in college. they really, really want this. it's not just a pipe dream. specifically tell them what they should do. >> read, read, read, write, write, write. we want people who have good communication skills both with the written word and also be able to stand up and speak to an audience fairly easily. we like people who have an interest in civics and government. a person -- i remember as a teenager going to the meetings of the board of aldermen of my town of melrose, massachusetts, and being fascinated by what was going on, the political alliances. and that's at the most elementary l