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7 unusual facts about John Lindsay


Doris Freedman

Freedman served as New York City's first Director of Cultural Affairs during the Lindsay Administration, and as President of the Municipal Art Society.

Fred Kent

He was Program Director for the Mayor's Council on the Environment in New York City under Mayor John Lindsay.

June Jackson Christmas

Dr. Christmas was appointed Commissioner of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Services on August 16, 1972 by Mayor of New York City John Lindsay.

Nathan Feinsinger

Feinsinger was appointed chairman of a three-member mediation panel by Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr. and Mayor-elect John Lindsay.

New York City Human Resources Administration

The Human Resources Administration/Department of Social Services was created on August 15, 1966, by consolidating many of the city’s existing social service administrations under Mayor John Lindsay’s Executive Order No. 28.

Sharman Douglas

In 1966, New York City mayor John Lindsay named her New York's Commissioner of Public Events.

Teddy Kollek

On November 13, 1972, Kollek appeared alongside New York Mayor John Lindsay on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.


1968 Republican National Convention

House Minority Leader Gerald Ford proposed New York City Mayor John Lindsay for Vice President but Nixon turned to another moderate, Maryland Governor Spiro Agnew, who placed Nixon's name in nomination at the convention.

Battle of Marston Moor

One isolated Scottish brigade which had been at the right of their front line and consisted of the regiments of the Earl of Crawford-Lindsay and Viscount Maitland stood firm against Lucas, who launched three charges against them.

Mario Procaccino

Procaccino and O'Connor were elected, but Beame was defeated by the Republican and Liberal Party of New York joint nominee, John V. Lindsay, a member of the United States House of Representatives and a then ally of fellow New York liberal Republicans Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller and United States Senator Jacob K. Javits.

North American Conference of Homophile Organizations

Mattachine New York leader Dick Leitsch, who had influence within Mayor John Lindsay's administration, did not want to give up his organization's independence.

Sandy Berger

After the McGovern campaign, Berger gained experience working in a variety of government posts, including serving as Special Assistant to former New York City Mayor John Lindsay and Legislative Assistant to former U.S. Senator Harold Hughes of Iowa and Congressman Joseph Resnick of New York.

Western Australian state election, 1933

It has also been the only election (apart from the ministerial by-elections in December 1901) where over half a Ministry have been defeated at an election—apart from Mitchell, Hubert Parker, John Scaddan and John Lindsay all lost their parliamentary seats.


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