A letter to President Carter from Rev. Jesse Jackson – The Board of Directors of Operation PUSH and its Chairman Mayor Richard Gordon Hatcher invite you to address the Ninth Annual Push Convention, July 15th in New Orleans, LA at the Superdome., 7/1/1980

Jackson, Rev. Jesse, 1/80-12/80 Folder Citation: Collection: Carter White House Central Files: Series: Name Files; Folder: Jackson, Rev. Jesse, 1/80-12/80: Container 1625 OPERATIS PUSH PEOPLE UN. ND TO SAVE HUMANITY ANS, LA. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT July 1, 1980 James Earl Carter President of the United States of America 74808 Washington, DC Dear Mr. President: The Board of Directors of Operation PUSH and its Chairman Mayor Richard Gordon Hatcher invite you to address the Ninth Annual PUSH Convention, July 15th in New Orleans, Louisiana at the Superdome. This is the occasion of our mass community meeting. It is a festival occasion in which several of our artists and entertainers will participate and uplift our people spiritually preceding a platform for which we will project the ideas and issues of our Convention. Your presence at the Convention would further evidence your concern for the oppressed of our nation. I will enclose appropriate Convention material for you and your staff. I hope to receive a favorable response soon, and freedom, Jene Jackson Reverend Jesse L. Jackson National President Operation PUSH, Inc. Enclosures 930 t 50TH STREET CHICAGO. ILLINOIS 60615 (312)373-3366 Toward Economic, Political & Cultural Independence