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John Whitmire: “You gotta run the city. 23,000 employees, 24 departments…”

Featuring: John Whitmire, Nonpartisan | Mayor of Houston | Texas

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Mayor John Whitmire on Houston's Problems, Power & What Comes Next | SWIMMING WITH THE SHARKS #13

Published | Video Starts at 09:06

You know, I was up at 4:00 this morning to kick off the marathon. You kind of caught me at the end of a long day. Yeah, yeah, I work. Here's the problem. You gotta run the city. 23,000 employees, 24 departments, and most of them have challenges. And then you gotta keep doing the reception routine. You know, I have a hard time saying no to people. People that I know can make a difference. (09:06–09:16)

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