Bob Schieffer had a similar story where he was trying to get a job and went in to CBS's headquarters looking for someone high up to talk to. When he said his name was Bob the secretary responded that he was early but to go ahead and go in. He did an interview (more like good ol boys talk apparently), got the gig at CBS and ran out of there not knowing what just happened. Supposedly he found out years later that he had walked in before a Bob Shaffer (spelling similar, I may be wrong on it).

Source: He gave the commencement speech at RIT and told this story.