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MEMORANDUM
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:MR. JOE RATNER
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SUBJECT:
TI·IE BJLL RUSSELL T.RIBU1"E 'VD)EO - "SUGGEsTF..D REMARKS'~
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05/04/99
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'I'J.IE lULL RUSSELL 1'lUBUTE VIDEO
Bill, CongratulatiollS on your All-Star Salute. Hillat:y and I wish we could be there with you, your
family anC. your fi:i-~ds to share this special evening.
I'm deligl:ti:ed that Govcmor Paul Cellucci declared d1is week "Bill Russell Week," that Mayor Tom
Menino proclaimc::d it "Bill Russell Day'' and that Boston Colleg-e gave you an hono'[cuy degree.
Nobody dt!serves these honors mo~:c than you.
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Bill, you led the Boston Celtics to an unbelievable eleven championships in thirteen years - M
amazing •':ight in h ~:ow. You ~:evolutionized d1e g'arne of basketball and. you should be p~:oud of the
impact you've had on so many people.
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As a Civ] Rights activist and by becoming the first African-American coach. in a major league sport,
you blazc;d the ttt:ll for othe~: minorities.
I'm. so pleased that the money msed this evening will benefit The National and iMass .Men.toring
Par[lJersbips. I-Jil.laty and I believe that every ch.ild in Ametica deserves to have a mento,:. Mento ring
is a concrete example of a "Village" taking responsibility for 1-aising Amenca's chllch:en.
Bill, thank you for supporting such a wonderful cause. You've alW'i!.ys given back to children and we
applaud yow: ef£)rts.
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In a time when Amerkan's are· starving for real heroes, it's nice that one of rny personai spom
heraes i:; being recognized for his incredible acl1ievements.
From one left-handed guy to wother, congmtulations
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On May 26, ll999 a olrltce-in-a-liifedm¢ g"'ltlhori.ng of Amerioamt fhtelroes, lege1~ds Qund
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wn\ com~ togecl'!.elr at The JF[eetCenter to wekome the city's gx'eatost. wi.nllcr, my lD.atd,
back t:o Boston. You1 may l~:.now lhim ili.S due ulti.Jmate chaJnl'l.pion, however his dletenninati.on
and i.n:fl11.Xence extended well beyond the Celtics lo.<:loor II'Oom :anrtd it is folr' this dedi.cation and!
~e~rVk:e tlhat: he i.s being honored.
Dad heli.evoo "there 'lire l!'llo self-made men ... th21t everyone need!s a mem:or.n In
lk..~e1pi1111g with thi.s belief, b-eneflcUruries o[ ~e eveiflling wii.U be Tlhc National·Mentoring
/Part1ne1rslhti.p arid the Mass Mentormg JP~tnenhip. l!Jy attending, not only will you he joining
yotlll"' Jfealow cotleagu'!l's ln honoring Bi.U, you wiU also be b~ringi.ltlg' us one step clloseJr to
/ reachlng OUJl" goal of pll"ovi.d~ng a mentor for every child who w&n~ or need~:> one.
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JH:onoJrary JEvent Chairs i.ndude 'NSA Commussionell" David Stern, John Th~;J•mpe~on, Red
Pi.ti.no, Mayolr' Thomas Menino, Senator JEdward M. Ken1rnedy!. and Radaell
Rohl'f1LSon (M:lr-9. Jladde Rolblll!'llson). Host Sill Cosby wiltbe joined by Tom Bl!"okaiw and lSryahillt:.
Glll!II\'!>eU aclti.ng as Amerk.a's i>toll""ft.eUen~. 45,~00 f~~s and app.ll"oxi.mately 30 of t:he ·NB}\.'r; so
g~rcat~tt:: p[ay~lrt!:~ip~lilldmg Wi.lc ,Olam'berlaln,JutUus lEl!"Ving, JL~ J9,ird, aru:lr.MichaeX Jord;nn wilt
.lbe thell"c. 'li'hcy wiU be joined by other great ~orts legends Mull:aammed Ali, Hiilnk Aaron, Jim
Brown and Joe Mo1rga1IL Music "legell'llds" Alretha Franlldi.Jrt and Johnny M<11tlh.is have also
accepted our mvlt:adon to honor BiU.
Auerb:a~ch, Ri.clk
And as pan olF this cdc'brati.on Sports Illustrated i.s publi.shi.ng a covel< stolry on .Bi.Ul
the fii.rst weelk in May i.n which they will recog'l"o:.?;e the record of the Rw>s~U-lcill.tll A956~
Ce~dcs as "the gre:altest achicvclrrnerut in team. sports i.Jrt the :1oth Cenlt1i.JCry."
May sth also lhtappens to be the :)Otlb. )\mdve:rsary of my Dad's iHn;m\ game, wllu;;lrl lh.e
won haG IIJilflflrCCCdc.nted! eleventlht champi.onslh.i.p. ln ce[ebratlon of that M,;jiyor Meni.no h>
proclaimlng May 51th l!nU Russell Day and presenti.ng Dad wi.ltlht the "Medal for Distinguished
SeJrVi.oe," the hi.glhLest commum~i.ty award. (Not to mention Dad aU so tt.lll.lrned 65 yeil!riS old this
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of spolt"tS heroes 3ltldt the centl.lllry's grell\t~t evening oif Celt.k Pridlc. l?U.casc feel free to C01!H me
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HEADLINE: Man of a million laughs;
No joke: Russell can keep everyone smiling
MICHAEL HOLLEY
BYLINE: By Michael Holley, Globe Staff
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The limousine's. back seat is filled with music, .even though no one has
flipped on the radio. What you hear is the sound of' a' tenor, erupting with full
notes and notes of laughter. It. is Bill Russell, .still yackling from a previous
joke. And as Russell rolls· through the streets· of· Roxbur}r' on his way to the
FleetCenter, you often hear these surp,rising high-pitched bursts of sound mixed
with a little basketball history.
Before you take this limo ride with Russell, you must understand this: You
cannot hear him.laugh,.~~-t.Ito~t ~~.ll;g.hing,.a_~ot yourself.~ 1 .:p;:.Js impossible. The man
who. owns more NBA championship 'rings (11) than 'anyone'was· one of the first··
~rP,lete~ to ~ost ~·sat]J:r;day Night Live." It would have been more. appropriate i f
he had been a regular on one of those "Make Me Laugh" game shows. If I were
trying to. win the. first-prize big money and had to scowl for three minutes with
Rilssell laughing''in my face, well, just call me Mr. Runner-up.
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This ·is the best laugh yet. Russell grabs Erving by the shoulders, squeezing
and laughing hysterically. He laughs so much that Karen turns around and laughs,
too. ·I .think I saw the driver, battling the Big Dig and afternoon traffic,
crack a smile, too. I think this is a first: Someone laughing uncontrollably
despite being locked in traffic. Erving and Bird have never talked at length
about their scuffle in the early 1980s. But you get the feeling that Russell
could get both of them to talk and laugh about it.
Russell rarely showed this side of himself when he playe?. He is a private
man (his jersey was originally retired 27 years ago in a private ceremony). He
rarely pens an autograph. There are stories about him steeling himself against
racists who threw .epithets when.he wanted to purchase a home in Reading. He is
asked about Boston, a city that has a reputation for being unkind to black
athletes.
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he said. "So, ·maybe it's a town that's tough on athletes. Roger Clemens is g9;11e,\.,
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the F~eetCenter. Erving gave Russell a big hug ~ not one of those half-hugs that
are so popular now - and returned to the car. Erv1ng knows: No one won l1ke
Russell. Rick, ~it,ino kno~s,. too., f'hat ~ s why he ask~CJ. Russell to E!Pea]l; to the
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HEADLINE: Pivotal figures in NBA history;
Russell, Chamberlain unmatched pair;
BOB RYAN
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Don't feel bad. Just follow along. You're the reason the NBA has decided to
celebrate its rich history in this 50th anniversary season. They want you to
know that the game wasn't invented by Michael Jordan. They want you to know that
before Michael, there was Dr. J, and before him, there was Connie Hawkins, and
before him, there was Elgin Baylor, who basically invented modern basketball.
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HEADLINE: Russell lived the lessons he learned
BYLINE: BILL REYNOLDS;
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PROVIDENCE- He's been called the "ultimate winner of the 20th Century,n is
on the cover of this week's Sports Illustrated, and later this month will be
honored in a mammoth testimonial at the FleetCenter, a fund raiser for the
National Mentoring Partnership.
Welcome to the Bill Russell Renaissance.
But Russell was a mentor long before the term became fashionable.
It was the late '50s, and Russell already was a st~r for the Celtics. He
already had led the University of San Francisco to back-to-back national titles,
won an Olympic gold medal, won an NBA title, and revolutionized the game, the
first quick athletic big man who used defense as a personal imprint, a sort of
sneak preview of where the game would one day go.
What was not well known was he already was a mentor to Jim Hadnot, the first
significant big man in Providence College basketball history, a relationship
that had its roots in Russell's youth.
"I knew his family," said Russell. "His older sister was my age."
Both Russell and Hadnot were from Oakland, Calif. They both had gone to
McClymond's High School. Russell was 6-foot-9, Hadnot·6-10. Russell already was
the superstar. Hadnot was the unofficial prot?g?.
"I think .his father had died the year before and his mother asked me for
advice on what to do with Jimmy," Russell said. "It just felt like something I
should do."
One of the things he did was arrange for Hadnot to attend PC, close enough to
Boston so Russell could oversee him. Russell was married at the time, living in
Reading, a suburb north of Boston. The summer of 1958, shortly before he entered
PC, Hadnot lived with Russell.
"I remember he had to go to summer school at Reading High School and we got
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In retrospect, Russell's mentoring of Hadnot was not out of character. He
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loving me." He also came of age in a recreation·center·in Oakland that was
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said. "That's how I was raised."
It was yesterday afternoon and Russell was sitting in .the lobby of the Westin
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his last game with the Celtics, but Russell is still an overwhelming presence.
He's also a man who has always lived life on his terms. Whether it was
refusing to give autographs as a player, or his denouncing of the racial climate
in Boston during his time when he won 11 championships in 13 years, Russell
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"I didn't ever care··wha 1t,. 1 P~pP,,~_~~,~hougl?-t. of me!'.!. he.,said. "My mother taught me
that some people will like you, and some people will not like you. And that's on
sight. And there's nothing you can do about it. So dori•t even try."
H~ c~uld; be· many''things· down through the years: prpud,. ·opinionated, regal,
difficult. ,.Sometimes all at 'once. But two things stand out: he 'just may have.
beeil 'the greatest· 'teamrilat~ of ·all time, and he :never iost the lessons of his
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PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON .
REMARKS IN TRIBUTE TO BILL RUSSELL
TO BE VIDEOTAPED MAY 12, 1999
[TO BE SHOWN MAY 26, 1999]
In the summer of1955, a young basketball star at the University of San Francisco was invited to
the White House, but he didn't get the letter for a long time- it was expensive to drive from his
home in Oakland across the bay, just to pick up a letter. Bill, w<re taking no chances this time.
I'm sending this message the most direct way I can. We may honor you tonight- but you have
been honoring America for over forty years. Not only through your fierce drive to win- but
through your self-respect, your leadership, and your belief that every person is part of a team.
Not many people have more championship rings than they have fingers to put them on. Between
1956 and 1969, the Celtics won 11 out of 13 championships. The last one came thirty years ago
this month, against long odds, when the Celts came from behind in the series to win Game 7 in
L.A, 108 to 106. I bet a lot of people got to hear Bill's special laugh that night.
Bill, you not only won a lot, your defensive genius reinvented the game. When we remember
number six, most of us think of a rebound, or a blocked shot, followed by a quick pass, and
another Celtic basket. You also defended against challenges offthe court, including some that
were even tougher to go up against than Wilt Chamberlain. You·always stood tall against racial
injustice. You refused to be silent when you saw a society that was too separate and too unequal.
We are a better nation for your honesty.
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mentoring partnerships we celebrate tonight. Nobody knows better than you that good teamwork
is the key to winning. For years, Celtic fans have seen the number six hanging above the parquet
(par-kay) floor. Tonight they get to thank the man behind the number. Congratulations, Russ,
from one left-hander to another.
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Joe Here are the facts we're using to draft our suggested remarks. I'll f.u: those remarks to you
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Background In format,i.Q:l.k
The All-Star Salute to Bill Russell will be held at the Fleet Center (built on the site of the old Boston
Garden) _the evening of Wednesday, May 26th. There will be fans in the arena seats and special
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Bill Cosby :is the host and Aretha Franklin ~md Jolmny Mathis' will sing. Many sports stars will attend
including: Bobby Orr, John Havilcek, John 1'hompson, Wilt Chamber!~ Hanl<: Aaron, Red
Auerbach, Julius El:Virtg and Jim Brown.
Mayor Tom Mcnino has declared Wednesday, May 5th "Bill Russell Day" in recognition of the
Thirtieth Anniversary of Bill's f!11al game and unprecedented eleventh championship .in thirteen
ye<U:S. The Russell led Celtics also won eight of these championships ip. a row. Bill will grace the
cover of "Sports lllustrated" for d1e ninth time as a part of the Anniversary Celebration.
The Governor of Massachusetts will declare the week of May 23111 - "Bill Russell Week."
Sunday May, 23 00, Boston College will bestow an honot<U)' deg1:ee on Bill.
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Powell joined the Boarq of The National. Men~oring P<Utnership after he retired from Miliwy
Service. Both gt·oups are fantastic! The National Mentoring Partnership was founded by Geoff
Boisi and Ray Chambers.
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should be a ctucial pact of cveryone>s day. I have attadl.ed a lette~~ d1at my father sent out with our
fundr.llsmg appeal. It concretely shows hi.s.commitment to mentot:!n.g.
Taylor Branch hand delivered our request. to President Gimon. Taylor -wanted you tc.> know what a
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THE OFFICIAL NBA BASKETBALL ENCYCLOPEDIA
Auerbach was not the first executive to
black head coach . The first black coach
McLendon, with the Cleveland Pipers of
ican Basketball League in 1961. But
the first executive to employ a black
won a championship. That man was the
player, Bill Russell, who completed the
of II championships ·in 13 seasons
Boston to titles in 1968 and 1969 asap
Yes, it certainly helped that Russell the
start Russell the player at center.
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withou·t Russell was AI Attles, who
Golden State Warriors to the title in I
cant year in the history of professional.
cause of the matchup of two black
NBA Finals. Attles was praised for his
and innovations as he used as many as II
a game during the series, which the
Jack Ramsay's teams won 864· regular-season
games, second to Red Auerbach's 938.
accurate free~throw shooter of his time, an absolutely textbook-pure technician . As a coach he was
equally meticulous, establishing elaborate systems
of fines and bonuses for on-court transgressions
and accomplishm~nts, conducting precisely scheduled workouts, scouting extensively and auempting
to anticipate situations rather than be forced to
improvise under the pressur·e of the clock.
Sharman brought a number of innovations into
the game, most notably the " shoot-around" on the
day of the game. Those were light drills designed to
loosen muscles, practice shooting, go 0\·er strategy
and-perhaps most important-get players out of
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ACCEPT
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Stephanie Streett
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Assistant to the President
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Assistant to the President and
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EVENT DATE:
May 26, 1999
REQUEST:
A video message honoring the re-retiremen:t ofBill
Russell's famous nuinber 6 in recognition of the 30th
Anniversary of his record-setting 11th NBA championship
at the Bill Russell Tribute, "A Night To Truly Champion
A Cause."
PURPOSE:
To join via video, a gathering of ove~ 15,000 fans, NBA's
greatest players, sports legends, celebrities, and family,
honoring the great achievements of Bill Russell as his
number 6 is re-retired at the FleetCenter in Boston,
Massachusetts.
BACKGROUND:
Bill Russell is known for his vast achievements including:
11 NBAChampionships (8 straight victories), 5 MVP
trophies, 12 time all-star team participant, and an amazing
18 championships spanning his 21 year career. Russell was
professional sport's first African-Americap. head coach.
Considered by many to be one of the greatest athletes of the
201h century, 'Russell
be memorialized by Sports
Illustrated, for the ninth time, on its cover in the first week
ofMay. They will recognize the record of the Russell-led
1959-1969 Celtics as, "the greatest achievement in team
sports in the 20th century." ·
will
In keeping with Russell's commitment to serving the
nation's youth, the night's celebration will benefit the
National Mentoring :Partnership and the Mass Mentoring
Partnership -- two organizations in which Russell has
invested muchofhistime and energy.
PREVIOUS PARTICIPATION:
··DATE AND TIME:
·None
Next May session (May 12, 1999)
�BRIEFING TIME:.
2 minutes.
DURATION:
5 minutes.
LOCATION:
White House.
PARTICIPANTS:
You.
OUTLINE OF EVENTS:
TBD
REMARKS
~QUIRED:
Remarks prepared by speechwriters. Additional briefiD.g by
the Office ofPublic Liaison.
MEDIA COVERAGE:
Closed
FIRST LADY'S ATTENDANCE:
No
VICE PRESIDENT'S
ATTENDANCE:
No
J\.1RS. GORE'S ATTENDANCE:
No
CONTACT:
Joe Ratner x62514
RECOMMENDED BY:
Mary Beth Cahill
SOURCE OF PAYMENT:
The Bill Russell Tribute
ORIGIN OF THIS PROPOSAL:
Office ofPublic Liaison .
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Speechwriting Office - Edward Widmer
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Edward Widmer
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<p>Edward Widmer served as President Clinton’s chief foreign policy speechwriter from 1997-2000. As an NSC speechwriter Widmer worked on remarks for a wide variety of topics dealing with countries such as China, Korea, Argentina, Ghana, Canada, the Czech Republic, Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Russia, and Venezuela. Widmer wrote speeches concerning the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), sanctions, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the United Nations, Islam, and the European Union.</p>
<p>This collection consists of speech drafts, memoranda, handwritten notes, newspaper articles, publications, schedules, reports, and papers. Many of the speech drafts are marked up with extensive critical comments and suggested revisions. Widmer’s handwritten notes can be found on scraps of paper, napkins, and the back of other records.</p>
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1997-2000
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2006-0471-F
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Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
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250 folders in 14 boxes
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Russell, Bill [Video Honoring] May 12, 1999
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National Security Council
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Edward (Ted) Widmer
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2006-0471-F
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Box 11
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