ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z hiː ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntᵻd klˈaɪənts ʌv wˈɔːkɚ sˈɔːsi ˈɪŋk., ɐ nˈuː ˈɔːɹliənzbˈeɪst pˈʌblɪk ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz fˈɜːm, bᵻfˌoːɹ lˈɑːntʃɪŋ hɪz ˈoʊn pˈʌblɪk ɹᵻlˈeɪʃənz bˈɪznəs.
In the 1960s he represented clients of Walker Saussy Inc., a New Orleans-based public relations firm, before launching his own public relations business.