Obama prompts high hopes; some try to lower them

By: Tom MacDonald

There are big hopes for the administration of President Barack Obama and many people are anticipating a major change in the way the government functions. WHYY’s Tom MacDonald reports both political and civic leaders are trying to lower expectations for the nation’s first black president.

By: Tom MacDonald
tmacdonald@whyy.org

There are big hopes for the administration of President Barack Obama and many people are anticipating a major change in the way the government functions. WHYY’s Tom MacDonald reports both political and civic leaders are trying to lower expectations for the nation’s first black president. [audio: reports20090121highhopes.mp3]