Jim McGreevey: What losing everything taught me about second chances

Jim McGreevey: What losing everything taught me about second chances

On Aug. 12, 2004, I stood at a podium in the State House in Trenton and announced my resignation as governor of New Jersey. Ninety-five days later, I left office. In the space of one afternoon, I lost my career, my public standing, my income and the identity I had spent a lifetime constructing.