U-Matic

People Mover Groundbreaking Interview w/ Mayor Young
10-31-83
Tape 3

U-Matic S tape containing footage of Mayor Coleman A. Young answering a series of questions from reporters on a variety of matters, following the groundbreaking ceremony for the People Mover, behind Cobo Hall, on October 31, 1983. The recording is continued from tapes 2015.008.263 and 2015.008.264.

The reporters' questions deal with Young's recent trip to Japan, his remarks at the groundbreaking about cooperation between Detroit and suburban areas covered by the Southeastern Michigan Transportation Authority (SEMTA), his support for Walter Mondale over Jesse Jackson in the Democratic Presidential primary election, and the Invasion of Grenada. The recording ends after Young says George Washington could have been characterized as heading a junta during the American Revolution.

The video is on an 10-minute U-Matic S tape with a handwritten City of Detroit Department of Public Information Video Productions label on its top. The tape is housed in a black plastic latching case with a handwritten 3M label on its spine.