looking for Roger Smith.
We're wondering if he's here.
l have no idea if he's here or not,
but you'll have to leave the club.
-Why's that?
-lt's a private club.
-Has he been here today?
-To my knowledge, he has not.
-Does he come here often?
-l really don't know.
-ls he a member here?
-He is a member.
But you don't know if he's been here?
We don't keep track of our membership.
You'll have to leave the club, sir.
-lt is a private building.
-You'd know if he--
-Sir, we'll have to ask you to leave.
-l just want to find out--
Sorry, you'll have to leave the club.
Call General Motors. Check with them.
We have called GM. We can't get in there.
lf you can't get in there, you can't
get in here. Would you mind leaving?
-We could just wait.
-No, you can't.
They say you must leave the building, sir.
You have to step outside.
We'll come back.
l'll be right here.
They told me to take you outside.
You may wait outside. lf he comes in,
you can interview him outside.
You may not interview him in here.
You don't remember the last time
he was here?
-That means nothing.
-When the chairman of GM is in here?
That doesn't impress me.
lt doesn't impress you?
The chairman of GM?
The chairman of General Motors is just
another member of our organization.
He's an important individual, but no more
important than any other member.
I wasn't having much success
bringing Roger to FIint.
The mayor, though, was having better Iuck
with an even higher authority.
He paid TV evangeIist
Robert SchuIIer $20,000...
to come to FIint and rid the city
of its unempIoyment pIague.
Tough times don't last,
but tough people do.
Thousands fiIIed the city's hockey arena
to hear his message of hope.
Pull your way out of poverty!
You won't pull your way
from poverty to prosperity...
untiI you reaIize you have to be
humbIe enough to say, ''I need heIp. ''
By then what happens is
you can turn your hurt into a haIo.
The sorrow becomes a servant.
Just because you've got probIems...
is no excuse to be unhappy.
Maybe Reverend SchuIIer was right.
Things couId be worse,
and there was much to be thankfuI for...
Iike the Star Theatre of FIint...
funded with GM money
to provide entertainment and escape...
during FIint's hard times.
Buick City, this is called.
Rednecks, hardhat automotive workers.
We bring Broadway
and the theater to them...
in this beautifuI edifice.
But that takes money, time, effort, energy.
Bobby Vinton opened our season.
lt was 90 percent sold out. lt was a big hit.
He has charisma. Came into the audience,
spent about 15 minutes with them...
fussing with the ladies, kissing,
and they loved him.
He got standing ovations every night.
Peggy Lee came.
She wasn't the greatest hit.
But she had her cult
from surrounding areas.
Her cult love her.
Those who came absolutely loved her.
Standing ovations, bravos, cheers....
They were crazy about her.
Last year, Mitzi Gaynor came here
with her show.
She brings 10 wonderfuI
boy dancers with her.
She makes 16 changes. The boys make 14.
When they're on, she's off.
She's on, they're off, changing costumes.
One production number after another.
You'd be surprised. Some of those
hardhat factory workers say, ''Hey! ''
They present their badge or identification,
so they can come at a half-price ticket...
to keep them coming
when they're having hard times.
Long before she soId orange juice...
Anita Bryant soId spark pIugs
for GeneraI Motors'AC division.
She used to perform for GeneraI Motors
when I was a chiId.
I remember her carrying around
a giant spark pIug...
and singing You'll Never Walk Alone.
Now she was back in FIint,
offering advice to the unempIoyed.
Opportunities are still in Flint, Michigan.
They're still in America.
Hang in there. Take one day at a time.
Go forward and be positive about life.
Don't feel regretful or guilty
about the past, or worry about the future.
You have today. Today's a new day.
lt's