Meeting, August 1967

~o xaus-t use every me thod, every individual and every organization now
in exijtnnce, in a coordinated and sinr;le-minded total effort. but we
1Aust.also find som bold new way to do things, botter ways for old
organizations to function, and original designs and new techniques to
reach our objectivos. "e have one of the most responsible and responsive
cormmunitius in the world, with somo of the best talent available anywhere
and a record of public contribution second to none. Now we, this Committee,
must decide how these wonderful resources can be used most effectively.
ThIRD -- I believe we must each pledge personal devotion and continuity
to the functioning of this Committee. I am sure it won't work if each
meeting is attended by a different group of people, even if they
represent the samo organizations. Some of you have long-standing
commitments which prevent you from devoting full-time to the problems
of Detroit. I am speaking now, of the chief executives of corporations
with broad national or international scopO, like General 1otors or the
UAW. Each of you has assured me of his personal comamitment to this
effort, and I have no doubt of your sincority. If you who represent
these far-flung organizations know you can't personally devote whatever
time the job requires, then I ask you to designate ONE person from
your top managoment who can--and I suggost we agree that one or the
other, and no one else, will be available and fully authorized for
whatever the dCutios of this Committee require. As for the rest of
us, whose whole lives and commitments are in the Detroit area, we
shouldn't need substitutes and there should be no question that we
will dovote whatever time and attend whatever meetings the job takes.
I think we should make this a firm rule of the functioning of this
Commiittoe. I certainly do not intend to designate a substitute.