>> guest: sidney korshak was the chicago mob's man in hollywood. he started out in life, in his professional life, as a lawyer -- it's pretty clear, as a lawyer for capone. that's what he told friends of his, in any event. and he got involved with the chicago outfit at that time. this is about 1931 or so. and he then went on eventually to move to hollywood, where he was the mob's man. and he had enormous influence on labor unions, the teamsters especially. so for wasserman, it was -- it was a relationship that mirrored the one stein had established earlier. in chicago, stein had had a relationship with petrillo, who was the head of the musicians' union, and also connected to al capone. and then wasserman in hollywood had korshak, who, among many other things, enabled him to have great relationships with the teamsters. c-span: on the back of your book, this quote on lew wasserman. "he helped me become president. he helped me stay president. he helped me be a better president -- bill clinton. >> guest: well, wasserman decided that he wanted hollywood