Jesse Jackson - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Jesse Jackson Index / People Transcripts Otis Moss III ...with the formation of Rainbow PUSH when Reverend [Jesse] Jackson [Sr.] ran in '84 and then in '88. Th... ...Harold Washington gives the model. Jesse Jackson follows that model. That model tha... ...Harold Washington established, that Jesse Jackson follows, changes the Democratic Party... ...if Harold Washington never runs, Jesse Jackson doesn't run. If Jesse Jackson doesn'... ...runs, Jesse Jackson doesn't run. If Jesse Jackson doesn't run, then you don't have thos... ...[laughs], you still have to go to Jesse Jackson , because there are all these thing... ...you have to look at the work of, again, Jesse Jackson , and you keep coming back to th... ...into office. Interestingly enough, the Jesse Jackson strategy, which is borrowed—again... ...by the Obama administration. So, Jesse Jackson 's like, “You can't become presiden... ...so, I'll never forget in high school, Jesse Jackson wins Michigan. And I remember, I wa... Show more... John Rogers ...remember sneaking downstairs and seeing Reverend [Jesse] Jackson [Sr.] holding court in my mom's livin... Newton Minow ...the other Black candidates? What about Jesse [L.] Jackson [Jr.]?” He said, “They'll support me... Toni Preckwinkle ...impact of people like, say, Reverend [Jesse L.] Jackson [Sr.]—or for that matter, Loui... ...Black interests at that time? Jesse Jackson supported Tim Evans for mayor in 198... ...primary, which didn't happen. Because Jesse [L.] Jackson Jr. ran and won against—as I understan... Gerald Kellman ...Barack did could be done. You look at Jesse Jackson 's campaign for president—all tha... Valerie Jarrett ...of him. And then there were people like Jesse [L.] Jackson [Sr.] who did hold out, and was not o... ...of Rainbow PUSH Coalition, where Jesse [L.] Jackson [Sr.] works, and she was a force o... Related Topics go to the Financial Reform and Regulation Financial Reform and Regulation go to the Veterans Veterans go to the Criminal Justice Criminal Justice go to the Labor Labor go to the Native America Native America