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Challenging The Daley Machine: A Chicago Alderman's Memoir (chicago Lives) by Despres, Leon Mathis, 1908-2009; Heise, Kenan is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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In Mayor Richard J. Daley's Fifty-member Chicago City Council, Alderman Leon M. Despres Frequently Faced Defeats Of Forty-nine To One. Council Meetings Were Manipulated By Robert's Rules Of Order So That Despres Was Not Allowed To Speak Or Was Continually Interrupted. And When He Did Get A Chance To Talk, His Microphone Would Often Be Turned Off. Yet He Fought On Relentlessly, Eventually Winning On One Major Issue After Another. An Independent Alderman In A City Dominated By A Political Machine, A Defender Of Civil And Human Rights In An Era Of Turmoil, And An Architectural Preservationist Struggling To Keep Chicago's Legacy Intact, Leon Despres Set The Standard For A Positive, Ethical, And Effective Approach To Politics, And He Remains An Inspiration For Current And Future Civic Leaders.--jacket. The Precinct Captains Celebrate Richard J. Daley's Election -- An Accidental Alderman Is Elected -- My Beloved Hyde Park : Home For Ninety-three Years -- Urban Nature At My Doorstep -- I Am Told What To Expect In The City Council -- Ending The Sale Of Driveway Permits : My First Victory -- Richard J. Daley : An Overrated Powerhouse -- Saving The City's Outdoor Museum -- The Rot Of Politic

Author

Despres, Leon Mathis, 1908-2009; Heise, Kenan

Publisher

Evanston, Ill.: Northwestern University Press

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780810122239

Subjects

Memoir, History, Biography