Host lets just jump into the most controversial passage of the book you generated. You tell a story that is has drawn a lot of attention, concession call from governor romney to president obama after the 2012 election. One in which you say the president was offend by what he took to be a racial undercurrent in governor romneys concession. One of governor romneys aides, his bodyman, Garrett Jackson said it was his phone on which the call took place, has said the story is untrue and has been very angry about it. How can those who werent in the room assess which of you is right . Guest i dont know. There were five people standing around the president when he talked to governor romney, and several of them have already come forward and said their recollection was completely the same as mine, which is that the president got off the phone and related the fact that governor romney in the course of this call had said, we had really surprised them with the way we were able to get the vote out in
Art provides a rare glimpse at Tampaâs historic Black neighborhoods
Karl Moseleyâs drawings depict what life was like in the Scrub and Garrison neighborhoods in the 1930s.
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This drawing from the 1930s of Tampa s historic Black neighborhood known as the Scrub was created by Karl Moseley during The Great Depression and funded by the Works Progress Administration. [ Courtesy of University of South Floridaâs Libraries Digital Heritage and Humanities Collections ]
Updated Feb. 23
BRANDON â The federal Works Progress Administration was charged with putting Americans back to work during the Great Depression.
The program financed the construction of schools, bridges, roads, airports and other infrastructure needs. But it also put artists back to work by bankrolling ventures such as theater groups, orchestras and murals.