U-Matic

Mayor Young's Birthday Card
Original (unedited)
5-24-88

U-Matic tape containing the unedited version of Mayor Coleman Young's video birthday card. Created for his 70th birthday, the video contains messages and jokes from Young's friends and family, and is dated May 24, 1988

The video begins with a shot that states "Join the Celebration. Happy Birthday Mr. Mayor From All Your Friends", with music from the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. The video then shows the DSO playing "Happy Birthday" for the mayor. Birthday messages follow from:
Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young
Lieutenant Governor Martha Griffiths
Lee Iacocca
The Brewster Old Timers
The Mayor's sisters, Bernice Grier and Juanita Clark
Archbishop Desmond Tutu (video from the MLK Jr. Center)
Judge Dennis Archer
Mickey Mouse with original Mousketeers Bobby Bridges and Sherry Alberoni
Walter Douglas
The students of room 205 at Jamison School sing three birthday songs to the Mayor
Dave Bing
Rosa Parks
Mel Farr
Dick Purtan
A group of Mayoral Appointees
Staff at the B & B Fish Dock
Mike Ilitch
Martha Jean "The Queen" Steinberg
Judge Damon Keith
Representative Morris Hood
Jacques DeMers of the Detroit Red Wings
Stevie Wonder, performing his 1981 song "Happy Birthday"
Arthur Carter, Chairman Wayne County Commission
Don King
Thomas Hearns
Mayor Nishiyama, of Toyota, Japan
Emmanuel Steward
Don and Bella Barden, recorded at their wedding reception
Former Governor William Milliken
William Vititoe, of Michigan Bell
Aretha Franklin, singing "Happy Birthday" at the Detroit Institute of Arts
Sunnie Wilson
Reverend C.W. Butler
Reverend Nicholas Hood
The Tuskegee Airmen
John Kelly and Marilyn Turner
The Spain Middle School Band
Mayor Joe Riley, of the City of Charleston
Peter Stroh of Stroh Brewing Company (this portion is audio over a still picture)
Dick Kughn
Charlie Primas
The Brazeal Dennard Chorale singing "Happy Birthday"

The video is on a 3M UCA-30 U-Matic tape, with a UCA10 Broadcast Videocassette label stating "Mayor Young's Birthday Card Original (unedited), 5-24-88". The tape is housed in a black latching case with the same label.