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February 20, 1996

NAACP President Swearing-In

Former congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) took the oath to serve as president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People… read more

Former congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) took the oath to serve as president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). President Bill Clinton, Attorney General Janet Reno, and other speakers talked about the history and current state of the civil rights movement and about Mr. Mfume’s qualifications for the position. close

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Elan Adler Rabbi Beth Tfiloh Congregation
Bill Clinton U.S. President United States

Myrlie Evers-Williams Chair NAACP->Board of Directors
Jason Hines Student Morgan State University
Ayinde Jean-Baptiste Student Chicago, IL->Whitney Young Magnet High School
Russell Johnson Minister Brown's Memorial Baptist Church
William Keeler Archbishop Roman Catholic Church->Baltimore
Vashti Murphy McKenzie Minister AME Zion Church
Kweisi Mfume President and CEO National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Janet Reno Attorney General Department of Justice
Jaimie Smith Student Baltimore School of the Arts
Roger Wilkins Professor George Mason University->History

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Program ID:: 70025-1
Category:: White House Event
Format:: Statement
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Feb 20, 1996 | 4:20pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:: Feb 25, 1996 | 11:22pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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Feb 20, 1996 | 4:20pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 21, 1996 | 1:58am EST | C-SPAN 1
Feb 21, 1996 | 4:25am EST | C-SPAN 2
Feb 25, 1996 | 11:22pm EST | C-SPAN 2

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