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little rod.
Sun, 7 Nov 1999 10:39:46 EST
SamAS@aolcom
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Hey Terry,
I am not as far along on the Little Rock remarks as I thought I might be at
thls polnt.
Can we talk about a draft later today--say around 7 or 8? You
can e-mail, call or page me.
Thanks.
Sam
202.333.5029
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Sam Afridi/Terry Edmonds
PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. CLINTON
CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL TO THE
LITTLE ROCK NINE
THE WHITE HOUSE
November 9, 1999
�Acknowledge: Speaker Hastert; Leader Gephardt; ·
Leader Daschle; Senator Hutchinson; Senator Lincoln;
Secretary Riley and Members of the Cabinet; sponsors of
the legislation Senator Bumpers and Congressman
Thompson; John and Susan Eisenhower ... President
Eisenhower sent the troops of the 101 st Airborne to Little
Rock to enforce the constitution ...just signed legislation
to designate the Old Executiv·e Office Building the
Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building; the
many other distinguished national leaders here, including:
Caretta Scott King; Martin Luther King III; Dorothy
Height; Ann Jordan; Thurgood Marshall, Jr; and, of
course, all of the Members of Congress here today for
selecting the Little Rock Nine for this high honor.
�I want to thank the speakers for their moving,
eloquent words. I also want to echo what was said about
Daisy Bates. She was a dear friend to Hillary and me for
many years. We were privileged to work with her and see
the spirit and determination she brought to every cause
she took on. She made America better for our children
and will be sorely missed. Secretary Slater is representing
our Administration today at her funeral.
This week marks the tenth anniversary of the fall of
the Berlin Wall. So it seems only fitting that we honor
nine brave Americans who did so much to tear down the
walls ofbigotry and injustice in ourown land. They did it
by a single, simple act. They went to school.
2
�But when they marched up those steps, these foot
. soldiers for freedom took our nation to higher ground.
When they walked through the doors of Central High, the
Little Rock Nine changed America for good.
The ordeal was a national drama that had a profound
personal impact on me. I was just 11 years old, living 50
miles away in Hot Springs where I attended a segregated
school. Growing up, my grandparents taught me through
their example about equality and treating people with
respect and dignity. But for most of our neighbors,
segregation was just t~e way things were. It wasn't
questioned. It wasn't challenged. It was life.
3
�But when these nine children, not much older than
me, stood their ground, they forced us to ask as a society:
What do we believe? Where do we stand? How do we
want to live? And for their courage, they paid a priceday after day after day.
They endured what Daisy Bates called a "volcano of
hate". But rather than erupting in anger, or melting from
the heat-they were like Shadrach, Meshach and
Abednego (Daniel 3). The Little Rock Nine went in the
fire and came out unbroken and unburned. They taught
us how to tum our cheeks from violence without turning
our eyes from injustice.
4
�We have come a long way. I was proud to welcome
these nine leaders to the Governor's mansion for the 30th
anniversary of the integration of their school. As
President ten years later, I will always remember holding
open the door as they returned to Central High-a school
with a diverse student body and faculty, one of the best
records of academic excellence in the state, and an
African-American student body President.
Now I am proud to open the doors of this house,
America's house, as they receive the highest civilian
honor awarded by the people of the United States through
their representatives in Congress.
5
�Above all, this is a story of faith. Of a nation's faith
in its constitution, of parents faith in their children, of
children's faith in the future. Today, we recognize the
Little Rock Nine for keeping that faith. But we also
recognize, we must do more--by taking all they taught us
and building One America for the 21st century.
The Little Rock Nine taught us education shouldn't
be a racial issue. After all, they didn't enter Central High
School to make a political statement. They did it to get
the best education they could get. And with their success,
they proved that when you give children a quality
education, you empower them to not only lift themselves,
but to lift our nation.
6
�Today, we have the largest, most diverse student body in
history. We can honor the Little Rock Nine and build
One America by giving every child the chance to live out
their dreams. Every child in America deserves a worldclass education.
The Little Rock Nine taught us the better more of us
do, the better all of us do. I just returned from aNew
Markets tour to focus a spotlight on the people and places
that are not yet a part of our strong economy. Speaker
Hastert joined me in Chicago.· I was in Arkansas in the
kind of communities where these nine people and their
families grew up. It's clear that tearing down the legal
pillars of segregation wasn't enough.
7
�We cannot declare victory until every citizen in every
community is sharing in our prosperity. We can honor
the Little Rock Nine and build One America by closing
the opportunity gaps-in education, in health care, in
economic development. rhat must be the great civil
rights challenge of the 21st century.
Most of all, the Little Rock Nine taught us to
recognize that our common humanity is the most
important thing we share-and we pay a heavy price for
ignoring it. Melba Pattillo Beals put it best in her book.
8
�"If my Central High experience taught me one lesson,"
she wrote, "it is that we are not separate. The effort to
separate ourselves whether by race, creed, color, religion
or status is as costly to the separator as to those who
would be separated. The task that remains is ... to see
ourselves reflected in every other human being and to
respect and honor our differences."
A couple of months ago, in this very room, the First
Lady hosted one of our nation's top scientists who is
unlocking the mysteries of the human gene.
9
�He said all humanity, genetically, is 99.9 percent the
same--and he noted that genetic differences among people
of the same group are greater than people of different
groups. Think about that.
What the civil rights movement showed us-what
these nine brave souls taught us-what the Scriptures call
on us to do--is now validated by our most advanced
scientific knowledge. Love thy neighbor as thyself.
Think about the lost lives, the spilled blood, the
dreams deferred, because of that one-tenth of one-percent.
10
�Let's honor the Little Rock Nine and build One America
by rejecting fear, injustice and bigotry and celebrating the
diversity that is America's greatest strength.
The Book of Job teaches us about patience,
perseverance and faith-the values and qualities
embodied by these nine courageous citizens who never
gave up on America. "My foot has held fast to his
steps," it reads. "I. .. have not turned aside. (and) ... when
he has tried me, I shall come forth as gold."
(Job 23:10-11)
For holding fast to their steps, for not turning aside, we
now ask these nine humble children of God to come forth for
their gold. Commander, please read from the resolution.
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�ffollowing presentation of medals, you will introduce Ernest Green]
Now, speaking on behalf of the Little Rock Nine, the first
African-American graduate of Central High-Ernie
Green.
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ffollowing remarks of Ernest Green, you will introduce Reverend
Wintley Phipps]
Thank you Ernie. Now to close out our program, we are
blessed to have with us the world-renowned vocalist,
Reverend Wintley Phipps.
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John Podesta 1FL/WW
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Josh Gotbaum 254 OEOB
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�THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
November 1, 1999
SUBJECT:
The President's
teragency Group on Puerto Rico
CC:
Maria Echaveste
Mickey Ibarra
Thurgood Marshall, Jr.
Jeff Farrow
The Executive Office of the President has direct responsibility for policy regarding the
Commonwealth ofPuerto Rico. To assist him in fulfilling this responsibility, in 1994 President
Clinton directed that a group of senior White House and agency officials be designated to
coordinate matters concerning Puerto Rico.
With Fred Duval's departure, Mickey Ibarra; Director of the White House Office of
Intergovernmental Affairs, will serve as.the co-chair of the President's Interagency Group on
Puerto Rico. JeffFarrow, of the Commerce Departinent, will continue to serve as the other
co-chair.
An interagency group roster is attached for your review. Please report changes that need to be
made to JeffFarrow at 482-0037, or fax them to 482-2337.
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�MASTER LIST
As of 6/16/99
THE PRESIDENT'S INTERAGENCY
GROUP ON PUERTO RICO
Co-Chairs
Mickey Ibarra
Assistant to the President. and
Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
Tel: (202) 456-7060/2896
[Pager: (800)
Fax: (202) 456-6220/2889
759-8888]
PIN #3752552
Jeffrey L. Farrow
Senior Advisor to the Department for Puerto Rico
Department of Commerce
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[Cellular: ~·
Tel: (202) 482-0037
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(BOO) 759-8888]
[Pager:
Fax: (202) 482-2337
PIN #1451280
Members
Executive Office of the President:
White House Office Maria Echaveste
Deputy Chief of Staff
Tel:
(202) 456-6594
Fax:
(202)
456-1907
Kris Balderston
Deputy Assistant to the President and
Deputy Secretary of the Cabinet
Tel: (202) 456-2572
Fax:
(202)
456-6704
Legislative Affairs [Formerly Janet Murguia, Deputy Assistant to the President for
Intergovernmental Affairs]
Dawn Chirwa
Associate Counsel to the President
Tel: (202) 456-7963
Fax: (202) 456-i647
Domestic Policy Council -
[001)
�[Formerly Elena Kagan, Deputy Assistant to the President
for Domestic Policy]
National Economic Council/Council of Economic Advisers Brian Barreto
Deputy Chief of Staff
Tel: (202) 456-5807
Fax : ( 2 0 2 ) 4 5 6 - 58 0 2
Chuck Marr
Senior Advisor for Budget Policy
Tel: (202) 456-5364
Fax : ( 2 0 2 ) 4 5 6 - 2 2 2 3
National Security Council [Formerly James Dobbins, Special Assistant to the President
and Senior Director for Inter-American Affairs]
Office of Management and Budget Joseph J. Minarik
Associate Director for Economic Policy
Tel: (202) 395-5873
Fax : ( 2 0 2 ) 3 9 5 - 119 8
Office of National Drug Control Policy Juan Cardenas
Policy Analyst~ Caribbean
Tel:
(202)
395-7336
Fax:
(202)
395-5197
United States Trade Representative Jonathan E. Huenemann
Assistant United States Trade Representative
for North American Affairs
Tel: (202) 395-5190
Fax : ( 2 0 2 ) 3 9 5 - 9 5 1 7
Department of Agriculture:
Maria Hernandez
Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
Tel:
(202) 720-6643
Fax:
(202) 720-8819
Department of Defense:
William J. Cassidy, Jr.
Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy
for Conversion and Redevelopment
Tel: (703) 588-6611
Fax : ( 7 0 3 ) 5 8 8 - 0 1 0 4
�Department of Education:
·Mario Moreno
Assistant Secretary
for Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs
Tel: (202) 401-8572/0404
Fax : ( 2 0 2 ) 4 0 1 - 8 6 0 7
Department of Energy:
[Formerly Robert Alcock, Deputy Assistant Secretary
for Intergovernmental Affairs
Department of Health and Human Services:
Andrew Hyman
Acting Director of Intergovernmental Affairs
Tel: (202) 690-6060
Fax : ( 2 0 2 ) 2 0 5 - 2 7 2 7
Department of Housing and Urban Development:
Nancy Kirshner-Rodriquez
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Intergovernmental Relations
Tel: (202) 708-0030
Fax : ( 2 0 2 ) 7 0 8 - 9 9 8 1
Department of the Interior:
- - - [Formerly Allen Stayman, Director of
Insula~
Affairs]'
Department of Justice:
Randolph D. Moss
Acting Assistant Attorney General,
Offi~e of Legal Counsel
Tel:
(202) 514-3745
Fax:
(202) 514-0539
John D. Trasvina
-Special Counsel
for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices
Tel:
(202) 616-5528/5~94
Pager: (800) 759-8888 PIN #4128248
Fax:
(202) 616-5509
...
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Department of Labor:
[Formerly Ida Castro, Acting
Dire~to~,
Women's Bureau]
State Department:
John R. Hamilton
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
for Western Hemisphere Affairs
~el:
(202) 647-8562
Fax:
(202) 647-0791
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Victor Marrero
U.S. Representative
to the Organization of American States
Tel: (202) 647-9430
Fax : ( 2 0 2 ) 6 4 7 - 0 911
Department of Transportation:
- - - [Formerly John C. Horsley, Associate Deputy Secretary
and Director for Intermodalism]
Department of the Treasury:
Michael F. Mundaca
Attorney Advisor,
Office of International Tax Counsel
Tel:
·(202) 622-1752
Pager:
(202) 515-1565
Fax:
(202) 622-1772
Department of Veterans Affairs:
John Hanson
Acting Assistant Secretary for Public and
Intergovernmental Affairs
Tel: (202) 273-5750
Fax : ( 2 0 2 ) 2 7 3 - 57 1 7
Environmental Protection Agency:
[Formerly Shelly Metzenbaum, Associate Administrator for
Regional Operations, State and Local Relations]
Federal Emergency Management Agency:
Lacy Suiter
Executive Associate Director for
and Recovery Directorate
Tel: (202) 646-3692
Fax : ( 2 0 2 ) 6 4 6 - 4 0 6 0
Res~onse
General Services Administration:
Eric Dodds
Deputy Chief of Staff
Tel:
(202) 501-1104
Fax :
( 2 0 2 ) 2 0 8 -54 3 0
Overseas Private Investment Corporation
[Formerly James A. Farrell, Special Assistant for
Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs]
Small Business Administration:
Andrew Rivera
Deputy Director for External Affairs
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Tel:· (202) 205-6812
Fax : ( 2 0 2 ) 2 0 5 - 7 2 91 I 6 8 0 2
Social Security Administration:
[Formerly Charlotte Brittian, Executive Assistant
to the Commissioner]
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