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Maynard Jackson Remembered
Aired June 28, 2003 - 18:52 ET
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MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN ANCHOR: An outpouring of emotion in Atlanta today, as a veritable who's who in politics and the civil rights movement honored the legacy of the city's first African-American mayor, Maynard Jackson. Jackson died Monday of a heart attack. CNN's Gary Tuchman says that his contributions to the poor and oppressed influenced urban politics for decades.
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GARY TUCHMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The widow of Atlanta's first black mayor was escorted into the memorial service by former President Bill Clinton. She listened as her daughter remembered her father.
BROOKE JACKSON EDMOND, JACKSON'S DAUGHTER: I would rather be anywhere in the world but standing here speaking to you today about my father, Maynard Jackson. Right now, I'd rather be the little girl I used to be, holding my father's large, safe hand. But today, and this moment are not about me. This moment is about Maynard Holbrook Jackson.
TUCHMAN: And before more than 4,000 people in Atlanta's Civil Center, the words were kind for Maynard Holbrook Jackson.
CORETTA SCOTT KING, WIDOW OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.: Like Martin Luther King, Jr., Maynard Jackson was an incorruptible champion of the poor and oppressed.
REP. JOHN LEWIS, GEORGIA: I truly believe that Maynard Jackson must be looked upon as one of the founding fathers of the new Atlanta, the new South and a new America.
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MAYNARD JACKSON, MAYOR OF ATLANTA: Here I am, Action Jackson.
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TUCHMAN: Mayor Jackson served three terms as Atlanta's mayor. When he was elected in 1973, he wasn't only Atlanta's first black mayor, he was the first black mayor of any large city in the South.
The current mayor of Atlanta, who happens to be the first female to have the job, considered Jackson a mentor.
MAYOR SHIRLEY FRANKLIN, ATLANTA, GEORGIA: Never had I met someone so bold, so determined to succeed, so committed to public service.
TUCHMAN: Mayor Jackson was serving his final term as mayor when Bill Clinton won the presidency.
BILL CLINTON, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I loved Maynard Jackson. I loved every talk I ever had with him, I loved every argument I ever had with him. I loved him when he was reprimanding me and when he was praising me. I loved him because his heart was good.
TUCHMAN: Maynard Jackson's daughter also talked about her father's heart, as she recalled what he used to tell his four children.
EDMOND: You can do anything you set your mind to. Always do what's right. I'm so proud of you. I love you. We love you too, daddy, and we'll miss you.
TUCHMAN: Gary Tuchman, CNN, Atlanta.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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Aired June 28, 2003 - 18:52 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
MARTIN SAVIDGE, CNN ANCHOR: An outpouring of emotion in Atlanta today, as a veritable who's who in politics and the civil rights movement honored the legacy of the city's first African-American mayor, Maynard Jackson. Jackson died Monday of a heart attack. CNN's Gary Tuchman says that his contributions to the poor and oppressed influenced urban politics for decades.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
GARY TUCHMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): The widow of Atlanta's first black mayor was escorted into the memorial service by former President Bill Clinton. She listened as her daughter remembered her father.
BROOKE JACKSON EDMOND, JACKSON'S DAUGHTER: I would rather be anywhere in the world but standing here speaking to you today about my father, Maynard Jackson. Right now, I'd rather be the little girl I used to be, holding my father's large, safe hand. But today, and this moment are not about me. This moment is about Maynard Holbrook Jackson.
TUCHMAN: And before more than 4,000 people in Atlanta's Civil Center, the words were kind for Maynard Holbrook Jackson.
CORETTA SCOTT KING, WIDOW OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.: Like Martin Luther King, Jr., Maynard Jackson was an incorruptible champion of the poor and oppressed.
REP. JOHN LEWIS, GEORGIA: I truly believe that Maynard Jackson must be looked upon as one of the founding fathers of the new Atlanta, the new South and a new America.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
MAYNARD JACKSON, MAYOR OF ATLANTA: Here I am, Action Jackson.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
TUCHMAN: Mayor Jackson served three terms as Atlanta's mayor. When he was elected in 1973, he wasn't only Atlanta's first black mayor, he was the first black mayor of any large city in the South.
The current mayor of Atlanta, who happens to be the first female to have the job, considered Jackson a mentor.
MAYOR SHIRLEY FRANKLIN, ATLANTA, GEORGIA: Never had I met someone so bold, so determined to succeed, so committed to public service.
TUCHMAN: Mayor Jackson was serving his final term as mayor when Bill Clinton won the presidency.
BILL CLINTON, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I loved Maynard Jackson. I loved every talk I ever had with him, I loved every argument I ever had with him. I loved him when he was reprimanding me and when he was praising me. I loved him because his heart was good.
TUCHMAN: Maynard Jackson's daughter also talked about her father's heart, as she recalled what he used to tell his four children.
EDMOND: You can do anything you set your mind to. Always do what's right. I'm so proud of you. I love you. We love you too, daddy, and we'll miss you.
TUCHMAN: Gary Tuchman, CNN, Atlanta.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
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