Reminiscences of William O'Dwyer : oral history, 1962.

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Reminiscences of William O'Dwyer : oral history, 1962.

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Early experiences and education in Ireland and Spain; Brooklyn, informal education, 1910; Brooklyn policeman, lawyer, magistrate; district attorney, 1940-1942; Prohibition and organized crime; Murder, Inc.; World War II, investigating government contracts for Air Force; War Refugee Board, Italy, 1944; Mayor of New York, N.Y., 1945-1950; establishment of United Nations headquarters; Idlewild, transportation, housing, schools, gambling; illness, appointment as Ambassador to Mexico, 1950-1952; reflections on New York, N.Y. power structure, politics, the office of the mayor, judicial appointments, court reform, charter revisions, Tammany Hall, the American dream and opportunity, attitudes toward the law and democracy, metropolitan press; impressions of John B. Johnson, Edward Flynn, Fiorello LaGuardia, Robert Moses, William Reed, Michael Quill, Newbold Morris, Maximilian Moss.

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O'Dwyer, William, 1890-1964

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William O'Dwyer (1890-1964), a native of Bohola, County Mayo in Ireland, emigrated to New York City in 1910. Prior to becoming Mayor in 1946, he served in the United States Army and later worked as a policeman, lawyer, district attorney. He was re-elected in November 1949 and served until August 1950, when he accepted the position of U.S. Ambassador to Mexico....

KELLY, JOHN K.

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