I come from Washington today
to Dallas for two
reasons.
One is a party
reason to celebrate a victory
with Democratic Party people.
But I think there's a celebration in
order to for the community
of Dallas. And I'm here to talk with
some of your leaders and
to talk about what's happened in
the last year, because I think
Dallas has been tested
in the last year as no community in
this country has
had a long time.
I think everyone has been watching
Dallas and maybe you still
have a way to go.
But it's my feeling and
I sense this in other parts of the
country that
Dallas has passed this test
and that you have got a long way
toward winning back the respect of
the country.
Has there been any real change in
the attitude of the administration
toward the city of Dallas?
Politically, I'm speaking of.
Well,
I think that really, considering
the election results
and people in
Washington do watch the
the election results very closely,
that I think the result
in Texas and particularly
in Dallas County,
has had a very profound influence
on the attitude of the
administration because
this was thought to be
an area that was less hostile.
And the fact that it turned out as
friendly as it did, I think is going
to make a real difference.
And I hope that this is reflected in
many ways because we're talking
about much more than politics, in my
opinion.