Product Description: John V. Lindsay was elected mayor of New York City in 1965. But that year’s mayoral campaign will forever be known as the Buckley campaign. “As a candidate,” Joseph Alsop conceded, “Buckley was cleverer and livelier than either of his rivals...read more

The former mayor of New York City reflects on life after politics, explaining why keeping active has helped him deal with aging.

Summer in the City takes a clear look at John Lindsay’s tenure as mayor of New York City during the tumultuous 1960s, when President Lyndon Johnson launched his ambitious Great Society Program. Providing an even-handed reassessment of Lindsay’s legacy and the policies of the period, the essays in this volume skillfully dissect his kaleidoscope of progressive ideas and approach to leadership―all set in a perfect storm of huge demographic changes, growing fiscal stress, and an unprecedented commitment by the federal government to attain a more equal society. Compelling archival photos and a timeline give readers a window into the mythic 1960s, a period animated by civil rights marches, demands for black power, antiwar demonstrations, and a heroic intergovernmental effort to redistribute national resources more evenly.Written by prize-winning authors and leading scholars, each chapter covers a distinct aspect of Lindsay’s mayoralty (politics, race relations, finance, public management, architecture, economic development, and the arts), while Joseph P. Viteritti’s introductory and concluding essays offer an honest and nuanced portrait of Lindsay and the prospects for shaping more balanced public priorities as New York City ushers in a new era of progressive leadership.The volume’s sharp focus on the controversies of the Mad Men era will appeal not only to older readers who witnessed its explosive events, but also to younger readers eager for a deeper understanding of the time. A progressive Republican with bold ideals and a fervent belief in the American Dream, Lindsay strove to harness the driving forces of modernization, democratization, acculturation, inclusion, growth, and social justice in ways that will inform our thinking about the future of the city.Contributors: Lizabeth Cohen, Paul Goldberger, Brian Goldstein, Geoffrey Kabaservice, Mariana Mogilevich, Charles R. Morris, David Rogers, Clarence Taylor, and Joseph P. Viteritti

Product Description: How did a scrawny black kid—the son of a barber and a domestic who grew up in Harlem and Trenton—become the 106th mayor of New York City? It’s a remarkable journey. David Norman Dinkins was born in 1927, joined the Marine Corps in the waning days of World War II, went to Howard University on the G...read more

Born in 1753 to a prominent Dutch-American family in Hackensack NJ, Richard Varick became a lawyer, then a Patriot officer in the American Revolutionary War. Colonel Varick served with distinction as aide to generals Philip Schuyler and Benedict Arnold. Later, George Washington entrusted him with the editing of his wartime papers - forty-four volumes now housed in the Library of Congress. In peacetime Varick helped initiate the new Federalist-oriented government of New York City, becoming its mayor from 1789-1801. Next, he turned his energies to the accumlation of lucrative real estate, all the while furthering the development of Columbia University and the Society of the Cincinnati, and starting the entity that became Jersey City. His personal passion was to help promulgate the Christian message, especially through the founding of the American Bible Society and the New York Sunday School Union. A highly respected, multi-talented businessman and national hero, he was returned to Hackensack, NJ, for burial in 1831. This is the first biography of a man who can be characterized as a Forgotten Founding Father.

Product Description: In 1978, Ed Koch assumed control of a city plagued by filth, crime, bankruptcy, and racial tensions. By the end of his mayoral run in 1989 and despite the Wall Street crash of 1987, his administration had begun rebuilding neighborhoods and infrastructure...read more

Product Description: This biography of George Brinton McClellan Jr., son of the Civil War general, a congressman, and mayor of New York (1904–1910), studies political courage and honor. McClellan was a Tammany Hall Democrat, who challenged the boss of Tammany Hall, Charles Francis Murphy, and put principle above party...read more

Product Description: In 1978, Ed Koch assumed control of a city plagued by filth, crime, bankruptcy, and racial tensions. By the end of his mayoral run in 1989 and despite the Wall Street crash of 1987, his administration had begun rebuilding neighborhoods and infrastructure...read more

Product Description: Mike Bloomberg has repeatedly defied the standard models for success. He has never won a crowd over with his speaking prowess. Rooms do not hush with anticipation when he enters. Celebrity stalkers do not haunt him. But his unparalleled achievements drip with the dynamism that his public persona lacks...read more

Presents a biography of the former mayor of New York City who is seeking the Republican nomination in the 2008 United States presidential election.

Describes the former mayor's tenure as mayor of New York City and the success he had at restoring law and order, cutting taxes, and reducing welfare roles.

Describes the former mayor's tenure as mayor of New York City and the success he had at restoring law and order, cutting taxes, and reducing welfare roles.

Product Description: Rudy Giuliani emerged from the smoke of 9/11 as the unquestioned hero of the day: America's Mayor, the father figure we could all rely on to be tough, to be wise, to do the right thing. In that uncertain time, it was a comfort to know that he was on the scene and in control, making the best of a dire situation...read more

An assessment of Rudolph Giuliani's tenure as mayor of New York City gives him low marks for performance, but high marks for creating a winning public persona.

Essays and archival photographs pay tribute to the 105th mayor of New York City, chronicling the events and issues that marked his tenure.

A New York insider provides a close-up look at the the principles, vision, and courage exemplified by New York City mayor Rudolph Giuliani following the devastation of September 11, 2001, revealing the leadership secrets, executive acumen, and ability to overcome remarkable challenges that helped him lead the city. 25,000 first printing.

Profiles the life and political career of Fiorello La Guardia, including his career as congressman, and his three terms as mayor of New York City, discussing his support of woman's suffrage, child labor laws, and social services.

New York City's 'mayor of the world' describes the dynamic management, decision-making, and leadership skills that made him a success as a prosecutor and as mayor of New York City and explains how these principles helped him cope with the day-to-day running of a city, budget and human issues, and the catastrophic events of September 11, 2001. Read by the author.

A portrait of the Great Depression's New York City mayor cites his humble beginnings and identifies him as a complex and paradoxical politician of tough, unforgiving values who nevertheless contributed to one of the city's most caring governments. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Vincent Cannato takes us back to the time when John Lindsay stunned New York with his liberal Republican agenda, WASP sensibility, and movie-star good looks. With peerless authority, Cannato explores how Lindsay Liberalism failed to save New York, and, in the opinion of many, left it worse off than it was in the mid-1960's...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

A political journalist delves deeply into Mayor Giuliani's reign over New York City, revealing just how far the former prosecutor was willing to go to 'clean up' the nation's most unmanageable city. (view table of contents)

The co-author of City for Sale relies on two decades of reporting on the current mayor of New York to prepare this hard-hitting new biography of the former prosecutor and controversial Republican. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

Product Description: DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828) dominated the politics of New York State during the first quarter of the nineteenth century, serving as mayor of New York City and then governor of the state. At the same time, he was influential on the national scene, running for president in 1812 and only narrowly losing to James Madison...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)