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Q:

I think that's O.K.. But why don't you put on the record what document you're referring to.

Heiskell:

Well, the document I'm referring to is a special supplement of a review called, City, which was produced by Urban America. And it gives the full story of that meeting, who was there, and what was there. What it doesn't--I may be wrong, Steve Currier may still have been around. No, I don't think he was. No he wasn't. His name would be there.

Q:

You were saying what it doesn't give-

Heiskell:

What it doesn't give is the feeling of that meeting the night before. And the sense of exhilaration that we, representing practically opposing forces in various ways, were actually able to come together and put on paper a set of written recommendations that this highly variegated group could all agree to. And I'm having trouble, what--these people had never talked to each other before. Most of them didn't. I mean, obviously George Meany talked to Walter Reuther, although not very much, by the way. But when you look at this combination of religious leaders, and mayors, and businessmen, and union men, and minority representatives for them to get together and jointly agree that they've got a document that they believe in was quite a feat.





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