The Unmaking of a Mayor. William F. Buckley Jr.
Candidates Rosemary Gunning, WFB, Hugh Markey.
At home, between speeches.
With James Buckley at recording session.
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Lindsay, Beame, WFB, U.S. flag
Abraham Beame and friend
Beame makes a point.
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Kieran O’Doherty (center, sitting), James Buckley (standing, between posters)
NBC’s Gave Pressman at mike.
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Election Day
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Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925–2008 author.
The unmaking of a mayor / by William F. Buckley, Jr.—50th Anniversary
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-59403-848-8 (ebook)
1. Lindsay, John V. (John Vliet) 2. Mayors—New York (State)—New York—Biography.
3. New York (N.Y.)—Politics and government—1951- I. Title.
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For Kathleen Elliott Taylor
WIDOWED ON NOVEMBER 1, 1965
FROM A GRATEFUL AND DEVOTED SON-IN-LAW
—W.F.B., Jr.
New York City • May 1, 1966
Contents
Foreword, by Neal B. FreemanPrologueI. A PRELIMINARY EXPERIENCEII. NEW YORK, SPRING 19651. The Declining City2. New York Is Not Hong KongIII. THE POLITICAL SCENE1. The Republican Party2. The Idea of Fusion3. The Conservative PartyIV. LINDSAY, SPRING 19651. Lindsay as Republican2. Lindsay as Moderate3. Lindsay, Lincoln, and the GOP4. Lindsay and StyleV. BUCKLEY, SPRING 1965VI. RACE, RELIGION, AND POLITICS(A) A PASTICHE1. The Practicing Politician2. Balancing the Ticket3. The Sting of the WASP4. Will the Real Catholic Stand Up?5. Is Moynihan a Racist?6. Negroes, Crime, and Police7. Negroes, Demagogy, and the “Backlash”8. “What Exactly Did You Say?”9. On Stirring Race against Race—Part I10. Only Brutes Have Brutish Instincts11. On Stirring Race against Race—Part II(B) MANIPULATING THE JEWISH VOTEVII. THE POSITION PAPERS1. Why the Drought?2. A Vicious Cycle3. Whatever Became of Education?4. The High Price of Mismanagement5. The New Business Tax6. In New York, It Pays7. Opportunity for Liberation8. Where Is the Government Hiding?9. Narcotics Is a Plague10. The Key Is ExperimentationVIII. THE CANDIDATE AND “HIS SUPPORTERS”IX. NOTES (AFTER THE FACT) FROM A DIARY (NEVER WRITTEN)1. Headquarters2. Beame Wins the Primary3. Soft on Communism4. General Pulaski5. The Other Buckley6. Epicene Demonstrators?7. The Problem of Principle8. Did You Know Lindsay at Yale?9. On Reporters10. “Fifty Bucks from Buckley”11. The Debates12. How to Get to LBJ13. A Goldwater Operation?X. THE CAMPAIGNXI. ELECTION NIGHTA Brief AfterwordA Longer Afterword, by Joe ScarboroughAppendixIndex
Foreword, by Neal B. Freeman
Prologue
I. A PRELIMINARY EXPERIENCE
II. NEW YORK, SPRING 1965
III. THE POLITICAL SCENE