>> out began at oios. >> washington headquarters in january. >> it's a job which director. >> howard phillipsas pursued with enthusiasm since phillips. >> took over. many experienced employees have left a number of projects canceled and some anti-poverty. activities turned over to other departments. >> cleveland's eo. program centers around six multi-service in the city. they receive more than $2 million a year in federal money. >> the center's housed more. >> than. >> 20 agencies. >> funded by the. >> office of economic opportunity. funds for services like this thrift shop. >> run out at the end of june. >> but ever. >> since the administration. >> announced that eo. >> would be abandoned. >> morale has. >> been low. >> and people have been leaving. >> i think people feel very helpless. >> what can they. >> possibly do when they have not. >> been legitimately part of the decision. >> decision making process? >> and some of us have. >> talked to our congressmen. and they. are our own legislators. >> face the same. >> kind of frustration. >> people have been left out of the decision making pro

it's a job which director howard phillips has pursued with enthusiasm since phillips took over. many experienced employees have left a number of projects. >> canceled and some. >> anti-poverty activities turned over to. other departments. >> cleveland's eo program centers around six multi-service in the city. they receive more than $2. >> million a year. >> in federal money. the center's housed more than 20 agencies. >> funded by. >> the office of economic opportunity. funds for. services like. >> this. >> thrift shop run out. >> at the end of june. >> but ever since the administration announced that eo would be abandoned, morale has been low and people have been leaving. >> i think people. >> feel very helpless. what can they possibly do when they have not been legitimately. part of the decision. >> decision making process? >> and some of us have talked to our congressmen and they are our own legislators. >> face the same kind of frustration. >> people have been left out of the decision making process. we've talked to our congressmen, our own legislators, and they feel the same

cronies and friends to key west and howard mcgrath, the head of the republican national committee, was there, former senator and had just gotten a memo from a guy named phillip nash, a young staffer who was monitoring the black vote, and howard mcgrath told truman that he believed it was his opinion that. the reason they won that election at last moment, surprising everyone, it was probably the most surprising election, presidential history and i include you know, trump in that i think more surprising then and then trump's victory in 2016. he believed that the blacks him took were the reason why they won. of course, there are probably several reasons, but that was his opinion. so in conclusion, yeah, this the story of the death rebirth and transition and i take the position that this is the most consequential and productive transition from a dying president in the history of if in the history of our presidential politics, the republic. thank you very much. any questions here? come to me. come on up to the mike. we got an academic here. well, of a michigan alum. oh. and retired from the university, pittsburgh. but i have a question. it has to do with the sovi