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Sylvia Mathews and Maria Echaveste to the President; RE:
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MEMORANDUM FOR THE PRESIDENT
FROM:
Sylvia Mathews
Maria Echaveste
DATE:
May 2 1 , 1997
RE:
Reconciliation Outreach Efforts
In developing recommendations for your initiative on race and diversity , we
consulted a number of individuals and national leaders who have spoken out on this
issue in the past. We explained that you were considering a number of proposals
that would speak to the unresolved issue of racial and ethnic discrimination, and
would focus on the great challenge facing our country as we move into the next
century. We solicited their views regarding the advisability of a Presidential initiative
on race, whether such an initiative should take the form of a commission or some
type of a White House summit, and asked for suggestions of who should be asked
to serve on a commission, if that were to be established.
Everyone we called supported the idea of a Presidential initiative; many speaking
enthusiastically of your unique ability to speak to the nation on the subject of race
and reconciliation and to move the country toward racial healing and tolerance. For
example, Father O'Donnovan and Father Hesburgh both expressed strong support
for your taking on the race issue. Father Hesburgh cited your success with the
Memphis speech and said he felt America is ready to face this issue and suggested
that you should try to build on the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
Several people expressed concern about creating a commission believing that it
would run the risk of being big on rhetoric and short on substance. Some argued
that there has been enough study; that it was time for action. Among those
cautioning against a commission were Al Fromm, Xavier Becerra and Hugh Price.
Others such as Kwesi Mfume and Joe Lowery, while not opposing a commission,
were more concerned about the potential lack of concrete actions.
John Sweeney thought selecting a commission would be hard but supported your
effort to engage the public on the issue. Senator Moseley-Braun thought a
commission was an excellent idea and the you were ideally suited to leave a lasting
legacy on the matter of race. She believes that you have the credibility and can
give direction to the nation on this important issue
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Hugh Price also suggested that the real challenge for the future is ensuring that
what he called the "opportunity structure" be open to all populations in the country,
and not just focus on past discrimination. He proposed that you convene a
dialogue w i t h mayors who have real life experiences with interactions among
different people and the difficulty of governing diverse populations. Andrew Young
argued that you would get much further by focusing on the issue of poverty and
highlighting the common goal of economic security. He also thought consideration
should be given to human relations and how we develop respect for all types of
diversity.
Representative Mink said that the commission should have a name that was
inclusive and that a commission on race was a very bad idea which conjured up
very negative and divisive signals. Representative Matsui agreed with the idea of a
reconciliation commission and suggested several prominent Asian-Americans be
considered. Becerra of the Hispanic Caucus also stressed the importance of going
beyond a black and white dialogue. Ron Allen, a Native American leader, expressed
great concern that racism was at the very heart of the problems besetting the
Native American community but that a commission on race would not address the
needs of this community. Substantial participation by Native Americans in this
initiative will be required to allay concerns.
Anna Devere Smith argued that the press should be challenged and included in the
effort to bring about reconciliation.
We also had lengthy conversations with both Mayor Dennis Archer and Mayor
Willie Brown; both of w h o m were highly supportive and pleased to be asked for
their advice. Mayor Brown was particularly interested in trying to identify new
leadership - younger people not already previously identified with the Civil Rights
movement to participate in this effort. Both indicated they will applaud you when
you make your speech. .
Lastly, we have spoken with Rev. Jackson who stressed that vision, policy and
politics must be connected. The key question for him is whether you are prepared
to make some bold moves to advance this effort with particular emphasis on our
criminal justice system and our economic structure. While he believes that you are
deeply committed to the issue, but the initiative must be more than dialogue.
Below is a list of the individuals with w h o m we spoke:
Kwesi Mfume
Wade Henderson
George Stephanapoulos
Taylor Branch
Senator Ted Kennedy
Vernon Jordan
Bill Galston
Secretary Rodney Slater
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Chris Edley
William Julius Wilson
Hugh Price
Congressman Xavier Beccerra
John Sweeney
Governor Winter
Michael Wenger
Al Fromm
Mayor Dennis Archer
Mayor Willie Brown
Rev.Jesse Jackson
Father Ted Hesburgh
Rev. Joseph Lowery
Senator Carol Mosley Braun
Congressman John Lewis
Congresswoman Maxine Waters
Congressman Bob Matsui
Warren Christopher
Ambassador Bill Richardson
Secretary Federico Pena
Henry Cisneros
Anna Devere Smith
Father Leo O'Donnovan
Before the initiative can be announced and before your speech, there are t w o
critical calls that remain to be made: Rev. Jesse Jackson and Mary Francis Berry,
Chair of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. There is no plan to place either on
the commission, but we propose to consult with them regularly throughout this
effort. Our recommendation is that you speak with Rev. Jackson to ensure his
support for your initiative.
We also suggest that the Vice President speak with Mary Berry. The U.S. Civil
Rights Commission, in particular, has addressed aspects of this issue of race as
part of their ongoing work and one question that will have to be answered is why
create another commission. Certainly there are opportunities to use some of the
Commission's findings and research as we do our work.
Before the speech is given, we plan to call 10-15 key elected officials nationwide to
give them advance notice of the speech. Additionally, attached is a much longer
list of people w h o m we intend to call in advance of the speech
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Michael Waldman
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<p>Michael Waldman was Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting from 1995-1999. His responsibilities were writing and editing nearly 2,000 speeches, which included four State of the Union speeches and two Inaugural Addresses. From 1993 -1995 he served as Special Assistant to the President for Policy Coordination.</p>
<p>The collection generally consists of copies of speeches and speech drafts, talking points, memoranda, background material, correspondence, reports, handwritten notes, articles, clippings, and presidential schedules. A large volume of this collection was for the State of the Union speeches. Many of the speech drafts are heavily annotated with additions or deletions. There are a lot of articles and clippings in this collection.</p>
<p>Due to the size of this collection it has been divided into two segments. Use links below for access to the individual segments:<br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0469-F+Segment+1">Segment One</a><br /><a href="http://clinton.presidentiallibraries.us/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=43&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2006-0469-F+Segment+2">Segment Two</a></p>
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