Recollections
A collection of memories of John Lindsay
* Opinions expressed here are not those of the Museum.
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FROM OUR VISITORS
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Recollection by Frank Dobbs As an officer of the Yale Young Republicans when Lindsay was mayor, and who grew up in the Lower East Side, I was acutely embarrassed that someone so lame in his understanding of the ... read more |
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Recollection by George Laszlo Several years after he was mayor, I was walking down the east end of 57th street. Strangely, there were no cars or people on that block. I began to cross in the middle of the street and, ... read more |
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Recollection by Rissa Sable I remember seeing Mayor Lindsay walking along the beach at Fire Island. I was a little girl.....perhaps 4 years old. My mother spotted him. My parents were his constituents and supporters. ... read more |
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Recollection by Gilberto Pizano Arroyave I remember when buildings stop incinerating garbage and the City sky look better and my car had no more ashes when it was parked. ... read more |
FROM MEMBERS OF THE LINDSAY ADMINISTRATION
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Recollection by Joannene Kidder John came to Ridgewood for a street walk. We were so excited and surprised that a liberal from Manhattan would come out to what was even then a bastion of the Conservative Party. Rosemary ... read more |
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Recollection by Det Frank Serpico NYCPD Ret I remember quite vividly sitting in Jay Kriegel's (Mayor Lindsay's right hand man) office in 1967 and pouring out my heart about corruption in the NYCPD and shocked beyond belief ... read more |
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Recollection by Robert Blum In reading the recollections of others, I find no mention of Hon. Joseph B. Williams. That's a shame: J. B. was one of the really great people who was both a creator of, and a product ... read more |
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Recollection by Audrey (Bailey-Scott) Bailey-Hocker I have myriad memories of the "Lindsay Years". To begin with, from the prospective of a 22 year old, African American, young lady, Lindsay's call for change; and offer of ... read more |