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Richard M. Daley Oral History collection

This digital collection holds oral history interviews with forty-five contemporaries of Mayor Daley. It has audio and video recordings and related transcripts. The interviews were conducted for the Richard M. Daley Oral History project undertaken by the University of Illinois Chicago Library between 2017 and 2019.
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Bush, George W. Interview. February 28, 2018.
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George W. Bush was governor of Texas (1995-2000) and president of the United States (2001-2009). Interview includes discussion of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Date:
2018-04-19
Collection:
Richard M. Daley Oral History collection
Access:
Public access




Ferry, Gwen, 2012. Video.
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Public access


Mosena, David. Interview. October 27, 2017.
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David Mosena was Chicago's planning commissioner under Mayor Harold Washington and remained planning commissioner under Mayor Richard M. Daley. He then served as Mayor Daley's chief of staff (1991-1992), as aviation commissioner (1992-1996), president of the Chicago Transit Authority (1996-1997), chair of the Chicago Landmarks Commission (1999-2010) and president and CEO of the Museum of Science and Industry (1997 – present). Interview includes discussion of the 1992 Chicago Loop flood.
Date:
October 27,2017, 2017-10-27
Collection:
Richard M. Daley Oral History collection
Access:
Public access


Peterson, Terry. Interview. December 1, 2017.
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Terry Peterson served as Mayor Richard M. Daley’s executive assistant (1995-1996), alderman for the seventeenth ward (1996-2000), CEO of the Chicago Housing Authority (2000-2006), campaign manager for the mayor's re-election bid in 2007, and chair of the Chicago Transit Board. Interview includes discussion of the 1995 and 2007 Chicago mayoral races.
Date:
2017-12-01
Collection:
Richard M. Daley Oral History collection
Access:
Public access



RMDOH_01_pang_sarah_20180112
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Sarah Pang served as Mayor Richard M. Daley’s deputy chief of staff (1992-2001) and later co-chaired the 21st Century Commission on City Government. Interview includes discussion of the 1996 Democratic National Convention and the 1994 World Cup.
Date:
January 12,2018
Collection:
Richard M. Daley Oral History collection
Access:
Public access


RMDOH_01_pang_sarah_20180112_transcript
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Samuelson, Tim Interview. April 24, 2019
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Tim Samuelson is a preservationist and cultural historian in Chicago. He has served on the Chicago Commission on Historical and Architectural Landmarks and has been Chicago's official cultural historian since 2002.
Date:
2019-04-24
Collection:
Richard M. Daley Oral History collection
Access:
Public access