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\\ 1;;-4A tST ~ ' 19 68 A£108 c1·13111,1 TX1~ PDB TX WASH.~CTON DC 19 HTf W Tn016 IT22 HO }'t lVAN Atl.!.N R YOR O)i-' THE CITY or ATLANTA CITY HALL Ail.A TRLR.E \'IU. M A l<!TITIWC Ot TH£ STttRlNC CO'*ITTTI Of TRE URBAN COALITION AT -400 PM ON AJ>Rlt. gi"H IN TME STArE ~COiii Of Tift fiA n.o\!ER \tOTt} . t i.'ASRtNG'TON nc. PLYAFI: ADVISE BY APR!L 3RD \iHtT'Kn YOU WILL ATTEND. RSV'PY J'rRS MA'RCU ~£.ENE 202-~:3-1,~0 _ JOl<N W CARDHER CltA!RMAN' 1270 '1-511 �December 4, 1969 Mr. John W. Gardner, Chairman The Urban Coalition 2100 M Street, N . W . Washington, D . C . 2.003 7 Dear John: Thank you very much for your kind letter. and I will be delighted to serve as an honorary meniber of the Urban Coalition. I regret very mueh that I will not be able to be with you on the 10th, but I have asked Mayor-Elect Massell to continue th City' a sociation with your ry fine U rb n Coaltion. iV'itb gr te£ul appr ciation, I am Sincerely your • Ivan Allen, Jr. IAJr:lp �The Urban Coalition 2100 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 (202) 293-7625 Chairman John W . Gardner Co-chairman Andrew Heiskell A. Philip Randolph II December 2, 1969 The Honorable Ivan Allen, Jr. Mqyor of the City of Atlanta City Hall Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Dear Ivan: At the dinner following the Steering Committee Meeting of December 10, we plan to give special recognition to those members who will be leaving public office after the first of the year. I hope very much that you will be with us to receive a token of our appreciation for your service to the Urban Coalition since its inception. I'll be grateful if you will be willing to serve as an honorary member of the Urban Coalition and continue to be active in its work. The meeting is sche duled to begin at 4 p.m. at the Sta tl e r Hilton Hote l, with the reception- dinner at 6 p .m. P l eas e l e t us know if your sche dule will allow you to be with us. Sincer ~ l ~ '_,, / /~ Ch'a i r ma:n I / �" STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING 4 P.M., STATE ROOM, MAYFLOWER HOTEL WASHINGTON, D. C. April 8, 1968 The scheduled April meeting will be the first opportunity for the Steering Committee to meet with Chairman John W. Gardner. Mr. Gardner will discuss with the Steering Committee his thinking as to the organization and program of the Coalition. Recommendations of the Ex ecutive Committee will be presented pertaining to expansion of the Executive and Steering Committees, the structure of the Coalition and urgent matters before the Congress. �- " April 2, 1968 MEMORANDUM TO: The Steering Committee FROM: John W. Gardner SUBJECT: Cooperation with the National Alliance of Businessmen I am enclosing, for your information, a copy of a letter that I have sent to the Chairmen of local coalitions indicating that the Urban Coalition is cooperating fully with the National Alliance of Businessmen, and encouraging local coalitions to do the same. �• The Urban Coalition I Federal Bar Building West/ 1819 H Street, N. w. Washington , D. C. / 20006 Steering Committee Co-chairmen: Andrew Heiskell/ A. Philip Randolph \1 March 22, 1968 Mr. Stephen F. Keaiing Honeywell, Incorporated 2701 4th Avenue, South Minneapolis, Minnesota Dear Mr. Keating: A good many people ask me what the difference is between the Urban Coalition and the new National Alliance of Businessmen, recently e stablished under the leadership of Henry Ford II. I usually r e spond by emphasizing the two most obvious differences: 1. The Alliance is concerned solely with jobs while the Coalition is concerned with the whole range of urban problems. 2. The Alli a nc e i s strictly a bu s ine ssma n's venture while we include mayors, union leaders, religious and minority group leaders. But more important than the diff e r e nces are the ways the Alli a nc e a nd Coa lition c a n work tog e th er . I h a v e discu ssed th a t qu e stion with He n ry Ford II, a nd with Mr . Leo Beeb e who i s on l e ave fr om the Ford Motor Company to give full time direction to the Alliance . Mr. Gerard Phillippe, Cha irman of th e Board of Ge neral Electric a nd Co-Cha irma n of the Coalition's Ta sk Force on Priva t e Emp loyme nt, joine d me for th e t a lk with Mr. Beebe . We a rrive d a t f ull a gre eme nt c oncerning t h e re lation ship b e t ween the Alliance and the Coa lition . All parties to the c onvers a t i on a gr eed that th e r e is a great er pot ent ial for meeting ou r common obj e c tives i n th e employment s phe r e i f our re s pective pro grams are carried ou t in a c omp l ementary fashion. We pl e dged full suppo rt to th e NAB effo r t . National Coordinators : J ohn Feild / Ron M. Linton Telephone 293 -1530 �- 2 - It is through local community leadership that both the NAB and the Urban Coalition see their respective objectives being accomplished. The NAB has designated a local chairman in each of fifty urban areas. It is possible that the local NAB chairman for y our city is already a member of your group. If not, I urge that you invite his active participation in .your efforts, and explore with him ways in which the Coalition can be suppo~tive of his efforts on behalf of the Alliance. The NAB cha irma n in y our community is Mr. Dona ld C. Day ton, Chairman of the Board, The Dayton Corporation, 700 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402. I look forward to our working together. Since r e ly, John W. Gardn e r Cha irma n �March 29, 1968 Mr. John W. Gardner Chairman The Urban Coalition 1819 H Street, N. W . Washington, D. C. 20006 Dear Mr. Gardner: Th nk you for your letter explaining the relation hip between the Urban Coalition and the National Allianc - of Bu ineesmen. It was my privil ge to ttend the NAB ti' ining conf w n ee in Washington on Febr~:ry 29 and M rch 1 t the request of Mayor Allen nd Billy St rne. M yor Allen has pledged .full coop r tion to the NAB effort and we ar - working v ry closely with th metropolit n NAB org nl .. zation s w 11 a with Mr. J. P - ul A ugtin, M r. B oief uill t Jon , Mr. G n Boyd nd oth r Atlantan involv d with NAB on the region l ov n tion l lev 1. Pl as be s ut d that we will give NAB the full cooperation of 'th Mayor's Office and the Atl nta Urban Co lition. W also pl dg our support and coop r tion to you nd th Urb n Co lition. Pl as · c 11 on u wh · n v i" w ,· c n be of h lp. Sine r ly your , D nSw DS:fy t �The Urban Coalition I Federal Bar Building West/ 1819 Ii Street, N. w. Washington, D. C. / 20006 Steering Committee Co-chairmen: Andrew Heiskell/ A. Philip Randolph March 21, 1968 Mr. Dan Sweat Mayor's Office City Hall Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr. Sweat: A good many people ask me what the difference is between the Urban Coalition and the new National Alliance of Businessmen, recently established under the leadership of Henry Ford II. I usually respond by emphasizing the two most obvious differences: 1. The Alliance is concerned solely with jobs while the Coalition is concerned with the whole range of urban problems. 2. The Alliance is strictly a businessman's venture while we include mayors, union leaders, religious and minority group leaders. But more important than the differences are the ways the Alliance and Coalition can work together. I have discussed that question with Henry Ford II, and with Mr. Leo Beebe who is on leave from the Ford Motor Company to give full time direction to the Alliance. Mr. Gerard Phillippe, Chairman of the Board of Gener al Electric and co-chairman of the Coalition's Task Force on Private Employment, joined me for the talk with Mr. Beebe . We arrived at full agreement concerning the relationship between the Alliance and the Coalition . All parties to the conversation agreed that there is a greater potential for meeting our common objectives in the employment sphere if our respective programs are carried out in a complementary fashion . We pledged full support to the NAB effort. National Coordinators : John Feild/ Ron M. Linton Telephone 293-1530 �- 2 - It is through local community leadership that both the NAB and the Urban Coalition see their respective obje~tives being accomplished. The NAB has designated a local chairman in each of fifty urban areas. It is possible that the local NAB chairman for your city is already working with you in your efforts to form a local coalition. If not, I urge that you invite his active participation in your efforts and explore with him ways in which the potential local coalition can be supportive of his efforts on behalf of the Alliance. The NAB chairman in your community is Mr. A.H. Sterne, President, Trust Company of Georgia, P.O. Box 4418, Atlanta, Georgia 30302. I look forward to our working together. Chairman �