On the right, Yisrael Harel, a Jewish settler from Ofra and onetime chairman of the settler's council, took a dim view of Mr. Barak.

He was replaced by Dr. Frist, the founder and onetime chairman of the Hospital Corporation of America, the grandfather of the for-profit industry.

The President's visit here also served as a reunion of sorts; he was an active member and onetime chairman of the governors' association during his time in the Arkansas Statehouse.

One of them is his father, Leo, the onetime chairman of the Durham Conservative Association.

"This is a guy who has his own seats at the Meadowlands," said Ray Durkin, a Maplewood resident and onetime chairman of the state Democratic Committee.

In Pennsylvania, Edward G. Rendell, former mayor of Philadelphia and onetime Democratic national chairman, easily defeated Mike Fisher.

Ellen's cause was subsequently supported by former U.S. Senator Dennis DeConcini, onetime chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee.

Missing from the lineup of elders was Peng Zhen, 95, former Mayor of Beijing and onetime chairman of the National People's Congress, who is seriously ill.

The award is named after the onetime chairman of the Senate Finance Committee as a tribute to his support for the training of trade negotiators.

Former Senator Warren B. Rudman, a New Hampshire Republican and onetime chairman of the ethics committee, said he believed his party's troubles were transitory.