Henry Cisneros - Books, Writings, Speeches

Books, Writings, Speeches

Cisneros has a significant history of authoring, co-authoring, editing and contributing to several books and publications, along with speaking, narration and television appearances.

• "A Survival Strategy for America's Cities", Richard S. Childs Lecture in Municipal Administration, The City Club of New York, 1982
• "San Antonio’s Place in the Technology Economy; A Review of Opportunities and a Blueprint for Action", 1982
• "Target 1990; Goals and Decisions for San Antonio’s Future," authored as Mayor, 1983
• Samuel Rubin Lecture, Samuel Rubin Program for the Advancement of Liberty and Equality through Law, Columbia Law School, February 24, 1986
• Chubb Fellowship (lecture), Timothy Dwight College, Yale University, 1986
• Daily Radio Commentary, 40 radio stations, produced by Tichenor Broadcasting, 1989–1992
• Tomás Rivera Lecture, American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education, 1992
• "Interwoven Destinies: Cities and the Nation", (ISBN 0-393-96582-1, W. W. Norton & Company NY, 1993), Editor, The American Assembly
• "Urban America: HUD's call to action", Urban Land magazine (ISSN 0042-0891, v.53, n.1, pp. 22–24, January 1994)
• "Comic Relief VI", (national broadcast HBO, January 15, 1994) cast member
• "Earth Angels: Migrant Children in America", (ISBN 0-87654-074-4, Pomegranate 1994), Introduction, Nancy Buirski (Photographer), Ruben Blades (Afterword)
• "Legacy for a Reinvented HUD: Charting a New Course in Changing and Demanding Times", Cityscape journal of policy development and research, (Volume 1, Number 3, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, September 1995)
• "Secretary’s Essay Series, (9 essays)" (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 1995–1996)
  • "University and the Urban Challenge ", first in a series, January 1995
  • "Defensible Space: Deterring Crime and Building Community ", second in a series, January 1995
  • "Regionalism: The New Geography of Opportunity", third in a series, March 1995
  • "Urban Entrepreneurialism and National Economic Growth", fourth in a series, September 1995
  • "Higher Ground: Faith Communities and Community Building", fifth in a series, February 1996
  • "Preserving Everybody's History ", sixth in a series, February 1996
  • "Fathers and Families: Changing the Rules", seventh in a series, December 1996
  • "Urban Land and the Urban Prospect", eighth in a series, December 1996
  • "Community Colleges and Urban Development", ninth in a series, December 1996
• "Chicano! History of the Mexican-American Civil Rights Movement", (national broadcast PBS, April 1996) narrator, by Hector Galán: Producer
• "Report on the state of America's communities", delivered to the National Press Club, Washington, D.C., April 25, 1996
• "The Mexican American Family Album (The American Family Albums)", (ISBN 0-19-512426-X, Oxford University Press, 1998) by Dorothy Hooble and Thomas Hoobler, Introduction
• "The Millennial City: Classic Readings on U.S. Urban Policy", (ISBN 978-0-7623-0572-8, Elsevier 1999) From series: Research in Urban Policy v. 12, edited by R.D. Norton
• "The Forgotten Americans", (national broadcast PBS, December 2000) narrator, by Hector Galán: Writer, Producer, Director
• "Where Will The Poor Live? Housing Policy and the Location of Low-Income Households", webcast (Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy, UC Berkely, February 7, 2003)
• "Homes for Americans in the 21st Century: Challenges and Opportunities for the Nation", Fifth Annual John T. Dunlop Lecture, Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University, September 29, 2003
• "Conversations", (KLRN Public Television, San Antonio) host, 2003 – present
• "Cinco de Mayo", (national broadcast History Channel, October 2004) narrator, by Hector Galán: Producer, Director
• "Promise and Betrayal: Universities and the Battle for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods", (ISBN 0-7914-6483-0, SUNY Press, 2005) by John I. Gilderbloom and R.L. Mullins Jr., foreword
• "Opportunity and Progress: A Bipartisan Platform for National Housing Policy", (Joint Center for Housing Studies, 2005, no ISBN) with Jack Kemp, Kent W. Colton, and Nicolas P. Retsinas
• "The Future of the American City", Fourth Annual James W. Rouse Lecture, webcast, September 25, 2005
• "About Children: An Authoritative Resource on the State of Childhood Today", (ISBN 1-58110-142-2, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2005), by Arthur G. Cosby PhD, Robert E. Greenberg MD, Linda Hill Southward PhD, and Michael Weitzman MD, contributor Ch. 8
• "Casa y Comunidad: Latino Home and Neighborhood Design", (ISBN 978-0-86718-613-0, BuilderBooks.com, 2006) with John Rosales
• "Our Communities, Our Homes: Pathways to Housing and Homeownership in America’s Cities and States", (ISBN 978-0-9761481-1-1, Joint Center for Housing Studies, 2007) with Jack Kemp, Kent W. Colton, and Nicolas P. Retsinas
• "Latinos and the Nations Future", (ISBN 1-55885-542-4, Arte Público Press, 2008), Editor
• "From Despair to Hope: HOPE VI and the Transformation of America’s Public Housing", (ISBN 0-8157-1425-4, Brookings Institution Press, 2009), Editor
• "Getting The Nation's Housing Sector Back on Track", article (National League of Cities, January 2009)
• "A Fence Can’t Stop the Future", essay (Newsweek magazine, January 17, 2009)