Somewhere over the rainbow: Jesse Jackson's journey to 2000.(Cover Story)

From: The Nation | Date: August 24, 1998| Author: Cooper, Marc | Copyright information

Jesse Jackson maintains a schedule that would tire many people. His many activities, from touring Africa with President Clinton to building strong relations with labor, keep him in the public eye. While most do not consider Jackson a presidential candidate, he may yet run in 2000.

The Jesse Jackson I caught up with at his Chicago headquarters one recent summer morning seemed more subdued, more reflective, more tired than usual. However, that's not to say that Reverend, as his sta...

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