During the opening news conference of the annual U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) talked about government shutdown security concerns as her ci…
419 viewsThe U.S. Conference of Mayors convened a discussion on public safety issues facing American cities. Mayors and police chiefs talked about ways they can address challenges, such as gun violen…
742 viewsPatrick Quinn, David Maraniss, and Mayor Paul Soglin talked about the Vietnam War Protests in Madison, Wisconsin, during the 1960s. Patrick Quinn was part of a group who organized the protes…
1,163 viewsPhiladelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu as well as mayors from Madison, Wisconsin and Tacoma, Washington talked about the civil rights movement and economic justi…
227 viewsMayors spoke about the need for investment in education initiatives for at-risk youth in their communities. Among the issues they addressed were education programs, youth employment, and eco…
129 viewsAuthor David Maraniss talked about his book They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace, Vietnam and America, October 1967, published by Simon & Schuster. The book told the story of two event…
889 viewsPolitical talk show host John Sylvester devoted his radio program, “Sly in the Morning,” to the 2004 presidential election. Mr. Sylvester and his guests, which included Senator Russ Feingold…
514 viewsAfter their first meeting, members of a mayors' task force on welfare briefed reporters on their organization’s perspectives on the recently passed welfare reform legislation. They focused o…
104 viewsSeveral mayors in Washington at a meeting of the National Conference of Democratic Mayors commented on President Clinton’s State of the Union Address.
42 viewsPanel discussion on efforts to fight crime and violence in American cities sponsored by the U.S. Conference of Mayors that included Roberta Ramo, President-elect of the American Bar Associat…
128 viewsThe House Ways and Means Committee heard testimony for the second day on President Bush’s economic growth package which he unveiled at his annual State of the Union Address. Public witnesses…
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