:56:02
Mr. Smith is not in at the present time.
:56:05
We'd be happy to take your request under
advisement, as with all appointments.
:56:09
I've been told that before. I've called,
written, and I've been here before.
:56:13
- Have you written?
- Yes, I've written.
:56:15
- To whom?
- To Roger Smith...
:56:18
General Motors building,
Grand Avenue, Detroit, Michigan.
:56:22
John, how about we have a letter
sent to your office?
:56:24
Why don't you send a letter to us...
:56:27
and we will be happy to,
as I say, take it under advisement...
:56:29
just as we do all requests
to see the chairman.
:56:32
It's just that I've been waiting for a year
to get this.
:56:36
It's been under advisement for a long time.
:56:38
What I'd like to do
is just go up to the 14th floor...
:56:41
and set up an appointment
with his secretary.
:56:43
That would be impossible.
:56:46
Obviously, I was getting
the big blowoff once again.
:56:50
Meanwhile, things weren't getting better
back in Flint.
:56:53
More jobs had been eliminated.
:56:55
The city had become
the unemployment capital of the country.
:56:58
The visits from the stars
and the creation of new jobs...
:57:01
had failed to pull Flint
out of its depression.
:57:05
Just when it appeared
that all hope was lost...
:57:08
the city fathers came up
with one last great idea.
:57:12
You don't usually think of
tourist attraction when you think of Flint...
:57:16
but people here in Flint
would like to change that.
:57:18
And they're willing to go
to some pretty extreme lengths.
:57:21
Flint officials would like to see
the local tourist economy explode.
:57:27
Flint's Convention and Tourism
Bureau president...
:57:30
says visitors should take advantage
of Flint's convenient location.
:57:34
Millions of travelers pass by our doorstep.
:57:36
Now, with this active
and aggressive promotion...
:57:39
we'll be able to draw them into our city
and experience what we have to offer.
:57:46
As part of the plan
to attract tourism and conventions...
:57:49
the city spent $13 million in tax funds
to build a Hyatt Regency Hotel.
:57:56
Although most people in Flint were now
too poor to afford a room at the Hyatt...
:57:59
the hotel allowed the public
on opening day...