Alphonso Jackson
Alphonso Jackson
Alphonso R. Jacksonserved as the 13th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 28, 2004 and confirmed by the Senate on March 31, 2004. Jackson announced his resignation on March 31, 2008...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth9 September 1945
CountryUnited States of America
great realize society time
I mean, I look back now and I realize that at the time Great Society was put in place, you had a different vision.
committed county help state
The administration is committed to help every city, county and state
mistake mistakes ninth rebuild
it would be a mistake to rebuild the Ninth Ward.
desire families hearing talked
Of the families I talked to, 90% of the families have no desire to go back, ... But that's not what I'm hearing from Texas. It's a whole different perspective.
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The National Fair Housing Training Academy will be a major component in fully enforcing the letter and the spirit of the Fair Housing Act and further ensuring that fair housing is central to the American way of life,
black blacks capable community convinced large leaders nation portion
The so-called black leaders of this nation have convinced a large portion of the black community that blacks aren't capable of self-advancement.
career phenomenal vast
So I've had a very vast career. And one of the things I think is so phenomenal about my career is I've had a lot of experiences.
unique
So it's a very, very unique job, but at the same time, it's very, very rewarding.
congress final running
So I had to learn, in the final analysis, that the Congress had a lot of say so into what we do in running HUD on a day-to-day basis.
black orleans
New Orleans is not going to be as black as it was for a long time, if ever again.
mind poor states
Being poor is a state of mind, not a condition.
stress opportunity race
And I always like to stress, it's not a quota, not a set-aside, it's not about race, it's about giving opportunities to demonstrate their abilities to do work with the Federal Government.
believe responsibility kind
And I'm the kind of manager that doesn't believe that you micro-manage professionals. They should understand their responsibility and carry out those responsibility.
jobs school years
After leaving law school, I intentionally said that I never wanted to hold a job more than six years.