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NYC, Before the Dawn.('The Ungovernable City: John Lindsay and His Struggle to Save New York')(Review)
The Ungovernable City: John Lindsay and His Struggle to Save New York, by Vincent J. Cannato (Basic Books, 702 pp., $35)
Twenty-eight years after he departed Gracie Mansion, John Lindsay is all but forgotten. Other than a single sad stab at a Senate race in 1980, the man who had served for eight tumultuous years as mayor of New York City quickly sank into obscurity to a degree shocking for a man who had once been one of the nation's most famous and glamorous politicians. You might almost consider Lindsay the political equivalent of a lava lamp or a Suzy Homemaker oven-a curio from the 1960s that now sells for a few bucks on eBay.
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- Magazine article from: The American Prospect WHITE, ANDREW October 22, 2001 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Teaching History: A Journal of Methods Marino, Michael March 22, 2003 700+ words
New York: Basic Books, 2001. Pp. 720...scholarly literature devoted to New York City's history is relatively sparse...published The Ungovernable City: John Lindsay and His Struggle to Save New York deserves to be placed alongside...
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- Magazine article from: First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life December 1, 2001 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: WWD Wilson, Eric December 21, 2000 700+ words
...that the slogan "New York is the fashion...business has been John Lindsay." Lindsay heard...complaints from the New York apparel industry...Schrader said. "But John Lindsay wanted everything...are designers in New York who are just as...
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- Picture from: Archive Photos January 24, 1969 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: The Nation January 22, 2001 700+ words
...of the obituaries on former New York City Mayor John Lindsay, who died December 19 at 79...hidden Vietnam war budget of New York City," showing how much the...city policy. No other former New York City mayor has ever died broke...
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