Bill Clinton promised to have a more "diverse" Administration than his predecessors'. A look at the people with whom he has filled posts requiring Senate confirmation shows that he has succeeded.
REAGAN ADMINISTRATION, as of October 1981: 207 officials named, 16 minorities, 7.7%
BUSH ADMINISTRATION, as of October 1989: 193 officials named, 19 minorities, 9.8%
CLINTON ADMINISTRATION, as of June 1993: 236 officials named, 59 minorities, 25% (15% black, 7% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Native American)
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