http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3752-2003Jan16.htmlSo is this what you are referring to?
National security adviser Condoleezza Rice took a rare central role in a domestic debate within the White House and helped persuade President Bush to publicly condemn race-conscious admissions policies at the University of Michigan, administration officials said yesterday.The officials said Rice, in a series of lengthy one-on-one meetings with Bush, drew on her experience as provost at Stanford University to help convince him that favoring minorities was not an effective way of improving diversity on college campuses.
http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/reuters20030117_531.html
"I agree with the president's position, which emphasizes the need for diversity and recognizes the continued legacy of racial prejudice and the need to fight it," Rice said in a written statement.But, she added: "I believe that while race-neutral means are preferable, it is appropriate to use race as one factor among others in achieving a diverse student body."
In an interview later with American Urban Radio Networks, Rice sought to further clarify her personal view, saying there were circumstances "in which it is necessary to consider race as a factor among many factors" in diversifying colleges.
"And so, I have been a supporter of affirmative action that is not quota-based and that does not seek to make race the only factor but considers race one among many factors," she said.