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About the Event
Golden, CO - Stephen Goldsmith served as mayor of
Indianapolis, the nation's 12th largest city, from 1992 to this year. His two-term tenure
attracted nationwide attention and earned him a reputation as one of America's most
pioneering mayors. Goldsmith transformed Indianapolis into a laboratory for
free-market solutions to urban issues. Goldsmith axed hundreds of patronage jobs, insisted
that city agencies compete against private organizations for contracts, and he pushed to
let religious organizations provide social services. Indianapolis is now a Mecca for urban
innovation.
These accomplishments put Goldsmith on Texas Governor
George Bush's radar screen. He is now Bush's top domestic policy advisor, earning
the nickname "Bush's Guru" from Newsweek magazine. Most speculate that
Goldsmith will continue his close relationship with G.W. Bush by accepting a top post in
the possible Bush White House.
From his opening remarks through extensive anecdotal
evidence, Mr. Goldsmith, a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute , describes the
challenge and successes he and the people of Indianapolis experienced throughout the
1990's as the promise of privatization became reality.
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