{"language": "en", "segments": [{"text": " You are about to witness the very exciting story of a city and its people.", "start": 0.96, "stop": 6.86, "id": 0}, {"text": " It will be an adventure that will open new sites in familiar surroundings.", "start": 7.72, "stop": 12.68, "id": 1}, {"text": " It is a story of a city seeking new horizons and a resolute", "start": 14.02, "stop": 18.26, "id": 2}, {"text": " contest with great challenges.", "start": 18.26, "stop": 20.32, "id": 3}, {"text": " That city is Detroit, home of nearly two million people.", "start": 21.48, "stop": 26.0, "id": 4}, {"text": " Back in 1701, long before this land became a nation, Cadillac", "start": 27.04, "stop": 33.72, "id": 5}, {"text": " planted the colors of France on Detroit's shore.", "start": 33.72, "stop": 36.94, "id": 6}, {"text": " And thus began a rich and inspiring history which has brought Detroit to its", "start": 38.02, "stop": 44.04, "id": 7}, {"text": " finest hour, the today of which we are a part.", "start": 44.04, "stop": 47.86, "id": 8}, {"text": " Yes, Detroit is enjoying its finest hour.", "start": 48.56, "stop": 51.36, "id": 9}, {"text": " There is a renaissance, a rebirth in the city. There's a newness in Detroit.", "start": 51.52, "stop": 57.78, "id": 10}, {"text": " I am honored to be serving as mayor at this most eventful and productive", "start": 58.98, "stop": 64.08, "id": 11}, {"text": " period in Detroit's history.", "start": 64.08, "stop": 65.8, "id": 12}, {"text": " And I'm honored to be a participant in the Detroit story.", "start": 66.4, "stop": 70.56, "id": 13}, {"text": " The The The The Frequently called the most cosmopolitan city of the Midwest,", "start": 111.36, "stop": 133.96, "id": 14}, {"text": " Detroit today stands at the threshold of a bright new future.", "start": 135.44, "stop": 139.28, "id": 15}, {"text": " One rich with the promise of fulfillment.", "start": 139.64, "stop": 142.72, "id": 16}, {"text": " In this bustling city on the streets, where British and American flags soon", "start": 143.8, "stop": 149.12, "id": 17}, {"text": " followed the French, a spirit of brotherhood was born and nurtured, foreshadowing", "start": 149.12, "stop": 155.44, "id": 18}, {"text": " the city's national character.", "start": 155.44, "stop": 157.2, "id": 19}, {"text": " Here people from many nations have met and mixed and built a metropolis of", "start": 158.06, "stop": 163.66, "id": 20}, {"text": " thriving commerce and culture.", "start": 163.66, "stop": 165.52, "id": 21}, {"text": " The Detroit River flows past the city's front door.", "start": 166.12, "stop": 169.94, "id": 22}, {"text": " The world's busiest waterway. This river is a vital passage to the Great Lakes", "start": 170.86, "stop": 175.96, "id": 23}, {"text": " and to the St. Lawrence Seaway beyond.", "start": 175.96, "stop": 178.22, "id": 24}, {"text": " Detroiters just naturally take to the water. They enjoy more sparkling pure water", "start": 179.5, "stop": 186.06, "id": 25}, {"text": " than any similar area in the world.", "start": 186.06, "stop": 188.66, "id": 26}, {"text": " Detroit, the crossroads of half the population of the United States is but", "start": 192.08, "stop": 197.68, "id": 27}, {"text": " minutes away by Bridger Tunnel from Canada.", "start": 197.68, "stop": 200.72, "id": 28}, {"text": " Between these friendly neighbors, the Detroit River forms part of the world's", "start": 201.7, "stop": 206.18, "id": 29}, {"text": " longest undefended boundary.", "start": 206.18, "stop": 208.32, "id": 30}, {"text": " Detroiters are responding to an exciting new vision. There is a resurgence of", "start": 213.16, "stop": 218.6, "id": 31}, {"text": " civic pride and unfettered imagination.", "start": 218.6, "stop": 221.04, "id": 32}, {"text": " A new renaissance is changing the face of the city.", "start": 222.06, "stop": 225.42, "id": 33}, {"text": " This renaissance, seen everywhere, is the direct result of considered planning.", "start": 226.74, "stop": 232.62, "id": 34}, {"text": " The applied skills of planners, idea men, organizers, builders,", "start": 233.2, "stop": 239.02, "id": 35}, {"text": " Detroiters who welcome and respond to challenges.", "start": 239.9, "stop": 242.7, "id": 36}, {"text": " Today they are charting new courses, taking new action, creating a new", "start": 243.72, "stop": 249.1, "id": 37}, {"text": " concept of urban efficiency.", "start": 249.1, "stop": 251.28, "id": 38}, {"text": " This concept of a finer Detroit takes bold new form.", "start": 251.68, "stop": 257.52, "id": 39}, {"text": " Designing skill blends with imagination and experience.", "start": 259.38, "stop": 263.46, "id": 40}, {"text": " Sleeves rolled up, Detroit levels and shifts and carves the", "start": 277.78, "stop": 282.58, "id": 41}, {"text": " contours of a new city.", "start": 282.58, "stop": 284.1, "id": 42}, {"text": " And a new spirit of progress matches the vision of its people.", "start": 284.96, "stop": 288.7, "id": 43}, {"text": " New buildings put solid roots in the ground and stretch toward the sky.", "start": 289.66, "stop": 295.24, "id": 44}, {"text": " Reflected here is planning with a purpose.", "start": 299.2, "stop": 304.46, "id": 45}, {"text": " New office buildings alter the landscape, each in turn becoming a bright", "start": 310.0, "stop": 316.64, "id": 46}, {"text": " landmark of progress.", "start": 316.64, "stop": 318.16, "id": 47}, {"text": " Detroit is rebuilding to a master plan of beauty and public service.", "start": 321.78, "stop": 327.92, "id": 48}, {"text": " Detroit is daring to reach up.", "start": 329.12, "stop": 331.68, "id": 49}, {"text": " The inner city is becoming an exciting place to live, convenient", "start": 337.3, "stop": 344.26, "id": 50}, {"text": " to shops, offices and the most modern of school.", "start": 344.26, "stop": 348.06, "id": 51}, {"text": " Some Detroiters prefer to dwell in these new self-contained cities within a city,", "start": 362.36, "stop": 368.44, "id": 52}, {"text": " others in new cooperatives or friendly neighborhoods.", "start": 368.92, "stop": 372.12, "id": 53}, {"text": " Whatever the choice, Detroiters rate their city high for living, working", "start": 372.12, "stop": 378.44, "id": 54}, {"text": " and sheer enjoyment.", "start": 378.44, "stop": 380.4, "id": 55}, {"text": " Fine restaurants call you to good food.", "start": 385.46, "stop": 391.32, "id": 56}, {"text": " This popular restaurant also features a breathtaking view of the city and river.", "start": 407.6, "stop": 413.04, "id": 57}, {"text": " Following dinner, there's the excitement of a night on the", "start": 416.26, "stop": 419.4, "id": 58}, {"text": " town. The opera perhaps.", "start": 419.4, "stop": 421.98, "id": 59}, {"text": " Detroit is one of the few cities outside New York which attracts the Metropolitan", "start": 425.82, "stop": 430.88, "id": 60}, {"text": " Opera year after year.", "start": 430.88, "stop": 434.04, "id": 61}, {"text": " Port Auditorium, a claim for", "start": 436.82, "stop": 443.72, "id": 62}, {"text": " its acoustics, is the home of Detroit's world famous symphony orchestra.", "start": 443.72, "stop": 448.98, "id": 63}, {"text": " Its summer symphony, community sponsored, plays under the stars.", "start": 449.4, "stop": 454.6, "id": 64}, {"text": " Detroit is an established prior to Broadway tryout town as well as a center for", "start": 467.9, "stop": 473.22, "id": 65}, {"text": " many other theatrical activities.", "start": 473.22, "stop": 475.36, "id": 66}, {"text": " Tryouts and top touring attractions have helped make the city second only to New", "start": 476.36, "stop": 481.46, "id": 67}, {"text": " York in legitimate theater attendance.", "start": 481.46, "stop": 483.9, "id": 68}, {"text": " What more fitting than that Detroit, the world's automobile capital, should hold", "start": 485.62, "stop": 490.98, "id": 69}, {"text": " the world's largest automobile show?", "start": 490.98, "stop": 493.56, "id": 70}, {"text": " Mammoth-Cobo Hall, geared to conventions of every kind and size, houses all kinds", "start": 495.1, "stop": 501.86, "id": 71}, {"text": " of national and regional events.", "start": 501.86, "stop": 503.96, "id": 72}, {"text": " But Detroit's manufacturing vision, its automotive genius, is matched by its", "start": 505.38, "stop": 511.34, "id": 73}, {"text": " cultural activities too.", "start": 511.34, "stop": 512.9, "id": 74}, {"text": " The Detroit Institute of Arts houses many of the world's most", "start": 513.92, "stop": 517.46, "id": 75}, {"text": " famous paintings and sculpture.", "start": 517.46, "stop": 519.46, "id": 76}, {"text": " Nearby is Cranbrook, where arts and sciences are taught, enhanced by gardens", "start": 521.94, "stop": 528.82, "id": 77}, {"text": " and fountains of unparalleled beauty.", "start": 528.82, "stop": 531.22, "id": 78}, {"text": " The Detroit Public Library houses the world famous Burton Historical Collection.", "start": 533.52, "stop": 539.92, "id": 79}, {"text": " Adjacent is the Detroit Historical Museum.", "start": 542.88, "stop": 545.88, "id": 80}, {"text": " And within the Metropolitan Complex stands Historic Greenfield Village, one of", "start": 547.72, "stop": 554.12, "id": 81}, {"text": " the greatest tourist attractions in the United States.", "start": 554.12, "stop": 557.2, "id": 82}, {"text": " The village and museum stand as an enduring monument to the genius of Henry Ford.", "start": 557.72, "stop": 563.44, "id": 83}, {"text": " The typical of Detroit's many institutions of higher education, the vigorously", "start": 571.86, "stop": 578.12, "id": 84}, {"text": " growing campus of Wayne State University.", "start": 578.12, "stop": 580.98, "id": 85}, {"text": " Like other colleges and schools in the metropolitan area, its modern architecture", "start": 581.98, "stop": 587.38, "id": 86}, {"text": " is creating a new image of beauty and function.", "start": 587.38, "stop": 590.92, "id": 87}, {"text": " Medical research at Wayne State University puts Detroit in the forefront of the", "start": 602.22, "stop": 608.18, "id": 88}, {"text": " never-ending battle to conquer disease.", "start": 608.18, "stop": 610.3, "id": 89}, {"text": " The most modern of hospitals serve Detroit's needs.", "start": 611.46, "stop": 614.7, "id": 90}, {"text": " The city's many medical facilities are soon to be joined by a magnificent new", "start": 614.96, "stop": 621.24, "id": 91}, {"text": " medical center to rise on these grounds.", "start": 621.24, "stop": 624.1, "id": 92}, {"text": " This, as well as the other vast reaches of the city, where once lay the ugliness,", "start": 625.1, "stop": 630.68, "id": 93}, {"text": " the poverty, and sickness of slums, has been condemned and cleared.", "start": 631.04, "stop": 635.12, "id": 94}, {"text": " Such progress in medical facilities and research attracts the nation's", "start": 636.56, "stop": 641.44, "id": 95}, {"text": " leading doctors and surgeons.", "start": 641.44, "stop": 643.12, "id": 96}, {"text": " Typical of Detroit's spiritual heritage is the painstaking restoration of", "start": 644.76, "stop": 651.3, "id": 97}, {"text": " historical mariners church.", "start": 651.3, "stop": 653.36, "id": 98}, {"text": " Here is reflected the city's many old and new churches and synagogues.", "start": 654.74, "stop": 659.06, "id": 99}, {"text": " Detroit, an exciting place to be, to live, to grow, to work shoulder to shoulder,", "start": 660.86, "stop": 666.88, "id": 100}, {"text": " regardless of national origin, color, or creed.", "start": 667.32, "stop": 670.6, "id": 101}, {"text": " Detroit has earned an outstanding record in community relations, a reputation", "start": 671.22, "stop": 676.52, "id": 102}, {"text": " which is nationally recognized.", "start": 676.52, "stop": 678.62, "id": 103}, {"text": " Here are found 92 ethnic groups, more than in any other major American city.", "start": 679.8, "stop": 685.14, "id": 104}, {"text": " A small wonder, Detroit is a foremost city in international relationships.", "start": 685.9, "stop": 690.96, "id": 105}, {"text": " Detroit's progress in good ethnic relations owes a great deal to international", "start": 707.3, "stop": 712.72, "id": 106}, {"text": " institute, the largest of its kind in the nation.", "start": 712.72, "stop": 716.9, "id": 107}, {"text": " Here is a focal point for the multiracial strains that compose so", "start": 717.76, "stop": 722.64, "id": 108}, {"text": " much of Detroit's population.", "start": 722.64, "stop": 724.3, "id": 109}, {"text": " International goodwill is perhaps experienced most frequently at the border", "start": 738.34, "stop": 743.26, "id": 110}, {"text": " between the United States and Canada.", "start": 743.26, "stop": 745.84, "id": 111}, {"text": " Thousands go back and forth daily between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.", "start": 747.46, "stop": 751.74, "id": 112}, {"text": " Such comradeship is underscored by the International Freedom Festival.", "start": 754.12, "stop": 758.58, "id": 113}, {"text": " Staged annually by Detroit and Windsor, crowds of over 500,000", "start": 759.26, "stop": 765.78, "id": 114}, {"text": " gather on the USA and Canadian banks of the Detroit River to celebrate with a", "start": 765.78, "stop": 771.52, "id": 115}, {"text": " roar the idea of freedom.", "start": 771.52, "stop": 773.5, "id": 116}, {"text": " Like a stout heart within the city is Detroit industry, the vital pulse beat", "start": 781.6, "stop": 788.58, "id": 117}, {"text": " of technology and resources which has put the world on wheels.", "start": 788.58, "stop": 792.28, "id": 118}, {"text": " Detroit's strategic location, its reservoir of know-how, its ability to deliver", "start": 793.14, "stop": 799.28, "id": 119}, {"text": " manpower, places it in the vanguard of choice spots in which to", "start": 799.28, "stop": 804.36, "id": 120}, {"text": " build, manufacture, and expand.", "start": 804.36, "stop": 806.7, "id": 121}, {"text": " Industry, backed by research and depth, proves Detroit is ever seeking the new", "start": 826.7, "stop": 832.5, "id": 122}, {"text": " way, the better way. Detroit shares, indeed leads in each forward stride", "start": 832.5, "stop": 839.04, "id": 123}, {"text": " today as it builds for an even more prosperous tomorrow.", "start": 839.04, "stop": 843.76, "id": 124}, {"text": " With all the city's dedication to getting things done, Detroiters also know how", "start": 846.84, "stop": 852.84, "id": 125}, {"text": " to temper work with play. Beautiful beaches beckon its people to sun", "start": 852.84, "stop": 858.32, "id": 126}, {"text": " and sand and water.", "start": 858.32, "stop": 859.84, "id": 127}, {"text": " The world's largest freshwater beach is but minutes", "start": 860.56, "stop": 863.56, "id": 128}, {"text": " away from the heart of the city.", "start": 863.56, "stop": 865.24, "id": 129}, {"text": " A day at the zoo, the Detroit Zoological Park ranks with the finest in the world.", "start": 868.32, "stop": 874.48, "id": 130}, {"text": " Detroiters love sports and Detroit provides an abundance of facilities as befits", "start": 897.12, "stop": 902.86, "id": 131}, {"text": " a sports-minded town. Here is what the late president, John F. Kennedy, said", "start": 902.86, "stop": 908.44, "id": 132}, {"text": " about Detroit as it bid for the 1968 Olympic Games.", "start": 908.44, "stop": 912.94, "id": 133}, {"text": " The United States Olympic Committee has chosen Detroit, Michigan as its nominee", "start": 913.58, "stop": 919.46, "id": 134}, {"text": " for the 1968 Olympic Games. Should Detroit be selected as a result of your", "start": 919.46, "stop": 926.0, "id": 135}, {"text": " deliberations in Baden-Baden, I want to assure you of the warmest and most", "start": 926.0, "stop": 931.12, "id": 136}, {"text": " cordial welcome in the United States. Detroit is the center of a great sports", "start": 931.12, "stop": 936.54, "id": 137}, {"text": " community in central United States.", "start": 936.54, "stop": 938.96, "id": 138}, {"text": " We are anxious to open our doors in this section of the country and indeed", "start": 939.58, "stop": 943.84, "id": 139}, {"text": " throughout the entire United States to you all to share our nation and our", "start": 943.84, "stop": 949.02, "id": 140}, {"text": " hospitality with participants and spectators from all over the world.", "start": 949.02, "stop": 953.54, "id": 141}, {"text": " I appreciate this opportunity to appear before you. And may all of you have the", "start": 954.62, "stop": 960.14, "id": 142}, {"text": " wisdom of scribe to the Olympian gods in arriving at your very difficult", "start": 960.14, "stop": 964.46, "id": 143}, {"text": " decision. Thank you.", "start": 964.46, "stop": 965.96, "id": 144}, {"text": " A strenuous pace is balanced by moments of relaxation and serenity.", "start": 967.18, "stop": 972.56, "id": 145}, {"text": " Detroiters enjoy their water wonderland and their winter wonderland as well.", "start": 976.8, "stop": 982.38, "id": 146}, {"text": " Detroit's beautiful Island Park, Belle Isle, and many other wooded parks put", "start": 987.3, "stop": 993.38, "id": 147}, {"text": " playgrounds virtually at every front door. Detroiters not only participate, they", "start": 993.38, "stop": 1000.06, "id": 148}, {"text": " are avid and vocal fans as well. Detroit is fiercely proud of its Tigers and just", "start": 1000.06, "stop": 1006.52, "id": 149}, {"text": " as partisan about its Lions.", "start": 1006.52, "stop": 1008.2, "id": 150}, {"text": " The Detroit Red Wings are internationally famous.", "start": 1012.54, "stop": 1016.04, "id": 151}, {"text": " The Pistons have made basketball a favorite of many Detroiters. Many facilities,", "start": 1017.98, "stop": 1024.5, "id": 152}, {"text": " arenas, and tracks make Detroit a great hometown for sports lovers of every bent.", "start": 1024.92, "stop": 1031.08, "id": 153}, {"text": " Whether you come to live, to work, to visit, to attend a convention, to", "start": 1034.26, "stop": 1040.98, "id": 154}, {"text": " establish a business, to build things, Detroit is unsurpassed", "start": 1040.98, "stop": 1046.82, "id": 155}, {"text": " for opportunity and growth.", "start": 1046.82, "stop": 1048.5, "id": 156}, {"text": " The friendliness of its people reaches out. The warmth of the city, the", "start": 1049.92, "stop": 1055.58, "id": 157}, {"text": " excitement of change, the dedication to progress, social, spiritual, cultural,", "start": 1055.58, "stop": 1061.48, "id": 158}, {"text": " and material is equaled only by its 20th century vision.", "start": 1061.58, "stop": 1066.16, "id": 159}, {"text": " The city on the Straits welcomes you to share that vision as it continues to", "start": 1066.96, "stop": 1072.84, "id": 160}, {"text": " plan, to build, and yes, to dream.", "start": 1072.84, "stop": 1076.56, "id": 161}]}