The transition of the new government wouldn't be so quick, and the first issue Clinton had to face was how to deal with the large number of staff left by the previous White House owner.
He had come all the way from being an unremarkable Governor of Arkansas to the pinnacle of power in Washington.
Of course, many people had lent a hand or helped him along the way, but clearly, it wasn't for free.
They had various interests to seek, and now it was time for Clinton to deliver returns on their investment in him.
He needed to put his own people in various key departments and start paying back favors in the process.
Dean had no plan to seek a job at the White House, so he returned to the West Coast after attending the inauguration ceremony.
In the new year, there were a lot of things waiting for him to handle at Byte Company, such as last year's financial reports.
