Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. FIORELLO LAGUARDIA

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Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. 1921 - 2008. Audio Recordings. 1945 - 1965. FIORELLO LAGUARDIA

1958

Narrated by Grover Whelan, this program about one of New York City's most colorful mayors features the voices of Laguardia, his widow and daughter, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, Walter Wagner, Carl Sandburg, Former Mayor of New York William O'Dwyer and others.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6406634

National Archives at College Park

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