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00:00I went to Stanford on a one year fellowship the Arms Control and Disarmament Program learning the physics of nuclear weapons and how many warheads could dance on the head of an SSA team. I learned something very important from that experience. Stanford was looking to diversify its faculty and it engaged in what I think is a very smart way to do affirmative action and to this day. I believe affirmative action is still necessary which means you look outside of your normal channels to find people they have in their midst. A young black woman was a Soviet specialist and they offered me a job. They said very very firmly when it comes time for your reappointment which is after three years. The fact that you came through this appointment will mean nothing at all. I remember saying Oh three years. That sounds about right . That'll give me time to see if I like you and time to see if you like me which I don't think a dean at Stanford had ever heard from a prospective systematic or was that you were a classical music performers. Well they had none of those as well especially in political science .

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Condoleezza Rice: Affirmative Action Is Still Necessary

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talks about the need for affirmative action. She speaks with David Rubenstein on "The David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations." (Source: Bloomberg)

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