The team included Eric Holder and Jim Johnson.Agence France-Presse: Caroline Kennedy on Obama VP search team (June 4, 2008)

1. Three members on Obama's vice-presidential vetting team
2. Team led by Caroline Kennedy
3. Other members: Eric Holder and Jim Johnson
4. Kennedy endorsed Obama in January 2008CNN Political Ticker: Kennedy joins Obama VP search team] (June 4, 2008)
5. Johnson performed the same function for the 2004 John Kerry campaign and the 1984 Walter Mondale campaignReuters: Obama appoints 3-person team to head VP search (June 4, 2008)
6. Holder is a former Deputy Attorney GeneralReuters: Obama appoints 3-person team to head VP search (June 4, 2008)

On June 3, 2008, Clinton said that, if asked, she would be open to taking a place on Obama's ticket.Agence France-Presse: Caroline Kennedy on Obama VP search team (June 4, 2008)

On June 4, 2008, Obama acknowledged that Clinton was being considered as a potential running mate, stating "Senator Clinton would be on anybody's short list, obviously."The Associated Press: Obama names a Kennedy to help pick vice president (June 4, 2008)

"It's not a job that she's seeking and it's not a job that she's campaigning for ... but she has made it clear, during the campaign and now, that she will do whatever she can and whatever she is asked."--Howard WolfsonReuters: Obama's vice presidential choice now the focus (June 8, 2008)