As They Saw It: HUD’s Secretaries Reminisce About Carrying Out the MissionAbstractThe story of HUD over its 30 years can be told in many ways, but all of them begin with the Department’s eclectic origins. Founded in the swirling events of the mid-1960s, only a year after riots in Watts racked Los Angeles and the Nation, the Department has carried out the dual mission of implementing national housing policy and guiding development of the Nation’s cities and communities. The HUD Secretaries each interpreted that mission in his or her own way, worked with the President and Congress, and tried to advance the causes of decent housing and a rising quality of life for all Americans.As They Saw It: HUD’s Secretaries Reminisce About Carrying Out the Mission (*.pdf, 113 KB)
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