fɚɹə dˈʌzən jˈɪɹz bᵻfˌoːɹ bᵻkˈʌmɪŋ ðə wˈaɪt hˈaʊs dəmˈɛstɪk pˈɑːlɪsi ɐdvˈaɪzɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈoːɹ tə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, zˈɪnsmaɪstɚ wʌz ˈɛdɪɾɚɹɪntʃˈiːf ʌvðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪz, ɐ nˈæʃənəl mˌæɡɐzˈiːn kˈʌvɚɹɪŋ pˈɑːlətˌɪks, bˈɪznəs, ænd kˈʌltʃɚ.
For a dozen years before becoming the White House Domestic Policy Adviser (1994 to 2006), Zinsmeister was editor-in-chief of The American Enterprise, a national magazine covering politics, business, and culture.