Reminiscences of Herman Badillo : oral history, 1976.

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Reminiscences of Herman Badillo : oral history, 1976.

Childhood in Puerto Rico and New York City; education, City College, Brooklyn Law School; New York City Commissioner, Department of Housing and Relocation, 1961; Bronx Borough President; United States Congressman, 1971-1977; observations on New York City politics in 1960s and 1970s.

Transcript: 87 leaves.Tape: 2 reels.

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