The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable David A. Paterson

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with The Honorable David A. Paterson

02/15/2017; 04/11/2017

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2017.055

Political leader David A. Paterson (1954- ) was the first non-white New York State Senate minority leader, as well as the first African American lieutenant governor of New York, and both the first African American and legally blind governor of New York. Paterson was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 02/15/2017 and 04/11/2017, in New York, New York. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 2; Total Tapes: 13; Total Run Time: 06h 24m 06s

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Paterson, David A. (David Alexander), 1954-

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David Alexander Paterson (born May 20, 1954) is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party who served as the 55th governor of New York, succeeding Eliot Spitzer and serving out nearly three years of Spitzer's term from March 2008 to the end of 2010. He is the first legally blind person to be sworn in as governor of a U.S. state, and is the first African American to serve as governor of New York. Following his graduation from Hofstra Law School, Paterson worked in the District A...