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will be able to work together. He wants to be able to work with officials for serious objectives and goals. So far, I must tell you, I've been admiring his approach to the whole pattern of new responsibilities.

Now, from a practical standpoint, of the mayoral candidates the only one that he would have had any empathy with would have been Carol Bellamy probably, is that so?

He did not have empathy.

He did not like her anyway?

No, he did not feel that she brought the qualities and characteristics which were necessary for a serious approach to the problems. No, and this is over long period of time. I mean, not just since the campaign. You noticed Carol Bellamy did not make too positive an impression on the voters as a whole, but certainly not on the--in spite of problems with Koch, the black vote in New York did not go over to Carol Bellamy.

That was going to be something--my next question.

Yes.

Not so much about black vote going over to Carol Bellamy but black vote coming out for Koch, rather than staying at home.