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An 8 page paper which considers whether or not race is considered as part of a domestic and foreign policy decisions, focusing on the administrations of Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TG15_TGclinbush.rtf
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Proclamation of 1863, but race has continued to imprison Americas subsequent Presidents. In the Oval Office, when the President meets with his cabinet to explore policy initiatives, it is
like a there is a "big elephant in the room," as racial considerations must always somehow be factored into most decisions. This is evident not only in domestic decisions
but in foreign policymaking as well and if the President appears to be temporarily blinded to the presence of the elephant, of race, accountability will be swiftly demanded. U.S.
Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush have learned this lesson the hard way as race has played a significant role in the repercussions of their policy decisions. President Bill
Clinton made it clear from the moment he took office in January of 1993 that he was going to make race a top priority in his administration. He assured
his minority supporters that his campaign promises were not mere political rhetoric, and they immediately breathed a collective sigh of relief when Clinton publicly defended affirmative action, which has long
been a program "that black activists see as indispensable and non-negotiable" (Fallows 45). Clinton hoped to follow in the liberal footsteps of fellow Democrats John F. Kennedy and Lyndon
B. Johnson by leaving as his legacy an administration that encouraged "a new climate of racial reconciliation" (Dreier 41). President Clinton wasted little time in formulating an ambitious endeavor
entitled "Initiative on Race," which was supposed to be an extensive investigative report regarding race relations in America that the President believed would lay the foundation for his domestic and
foreign policy agenda. However, when the report was finally released, it covered no new ground and appeared to almost go out of its way to avoid any type of
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