Mayor Pro Tem Myron Lowery has taken the podium. He's much shorter than Willie Herenton but no one has adjusted the microphones - they're at his eye level.
Yet Lowery speaks in a clear, commanding tone.
"It's a new day at City Hall," he said.
Lowery says change is a good thing even if some are troubled by it.
"With new life and new individuals comes hope and promise," he said.
Lowery said as mayor, he hopes to promote a philosophy of customer service "a customer-driven government."
"I'm going to promote ethical leadership in government," he said. "I will be honest with the government. If our financial situation is looking bad, I'll tell you the truth."
He says in his administration, they'll be "work horses, not show horses."
"You will not get a lot of catchy phrases from me, but you will get a lot of hard work," he said.
He touches on his goals for the next 90 days, including redevelopment of The Pyramid and the Mid-South Fairgrounds.
Now four former mayors are taking a photo - Bishop J.O. Patterson, Dick Hackett, Herenton and Lowery.
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