- did you go too far on some of t this? - nono, that senense has s always beeeen there. - oh.. - ththe first titime, he was mayayor rudy. now he s k king giuliaiani. - gigiuliani wasas just stararto wear on ththe public o of new y. - the cityty was readydy to m move on, was ready to turn the page from the giuliani years. [sofoft acousticic music] [dreamy pipiano music]c] - manhnhattan is l like no place e else in thehe worl. in newew york, whahat you see- first of a all, you sesee a naturaral wondr of buiuildings. you knknow, it s like e the pyramimids. the e buildings s dwarf yo. the buildidings remindnd you of how uninimportant y you ar, bebecause you u re so tinyn. in this s big, increredible cit, whwhen you seeee it, it makeses you wantt to c come and sesee it. it m makes you c curious abob. it makes i it somethining bibigger than n life. i hahave strong g feelings about nenew york, evererything thahat mamakes up newew york. wewe re the crcrossroad
and d time magazazine s man of thehe year. bubut then, hehe started t tok about extetending his s term. - he s tererm limited.d. his two-teterm tenure e will d decemberer 31st of 2 2001, so he rereally only y has three morere months inin off. - whwhat i d likike to do is t to maintainin the unity that exixists in thehe city. - ththis was thehe first inkng that giuiuliani s thirst foror power wawasn t goingng to disapppp, eveven in thisis moment. - - a lot of n new yorkers are e convinced d now that the wholole place isis gonna fafall apart i if he leavev. anand apparentntly, giululiani thinknks so too.. - i wishsh that we c could rereelect him.m. but unfortrtunately, w we can. - one ofof three menen wiwill be the e next mayorr of newew york cityty, anand it s eitither mimichael bloooomberg, freddy fererrer, or meme. i i get a phonone call. the mayoror would likike toto see you. . i was s asked to j just meet with thehe mayor alolone, just thehe two of usus, no sta.
- ththere was ththis kind o, lilike, collecective releaea, okay, if f he can begegin to s smile, maybybe we can t i thoughght that wasas an impmportant momoment. - - it was likike a cucurtain going up on thihis newest p phase ofof the rudy y giuliani s st. - hihis responsese to the atats hahad elevateded him to an unprprecedented d place for any mayor. he was namamed time mamagazins man of thehe year. he wouldld walk intoto rooms d there d d be standining ovation. - - if you donon t stop apappla, i will statart singingng. [lauaughter] - you walklk into everery rm and yoyou re the c center of attentition, anand it comeses to feel n nal and someththing that y you re . - bits of the old giuliani do crack through. he s still operating politically and trying to grab some more time in city hall, for at least as long as he feels he needs to be there. - - the offer r is there. . if e want t to accept i it, they c. - - some peoplple are wondndeg if maybe w we could