Gretchen Whitmer: “Motown's really about, you know, so identified with the…”

“Some people, even on my staff, some of the young people. Henry, I'm talking to you. Didn't know what Motown, like, that Meant Motor City. Like Motortown. The Motortown. And that's Motown's really about, you know, so identified with the music, but it was the gritty nature of Detroit, Detroiters and this incredible concentration of talent. I think about not just the music, but like the business. Right. And the economic engine that it became.” (05:11–05:25)

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