” It was based in large part on the final report of the Commission on Race and included a wide array of r I said, “Modern science has confirmed what ancient faiths have always taught: the most important fact of life is our common humanity. Vernon and Ann Jordan had arranged for us to stay on the edge of Oyster Pond in a cottage that belonged to Robert McNamara. After I got back to the Governor’s Mansion, I didn’t have to wait much longer.
I would keep it in my office for eight years. The trooper story was ridiculous, but it hurt. I made a mistake in not appointing a prominent Republican to a cabinet post as a demonstration of my desire to build bipartisan cooperation. I was sick about the loss of our troops and I wanted Aidid to pay.
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