After leaving law school, I intentionally said that I never wanted to hold a job more than six years.

In 1965, I marched for equality.

But I do know this: that the two and a half years that I've been at HUD, I am absolutely convinced that some of the best workers in the world are in Federal Government.

The Bush administration is the most diverse in history because the president fills jobs on the basis of a person's capabilities and qualifications, not on the color of his or her skin.

For the first half of my adult life, I was a Democrat.

After leaving law school, I intentionally said that I never wanted to hold a job more than six years.

I was soon drawn to the Republican Party because I realized that it truly, not just rhetorically, believed in equality.