John Lindsay

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John Lindsay was a prominent American politician who served as mayor of New York City in the 1960s and early 1970s, known for his liberal Republican stance and efforts to navigate the city through social unrest and fiscal challenges.

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John V. Lindsay 3
Mayor John V. Lindsay 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
mayor
politician
birthDate 1921-11-24
candidateInElection 1972 United States presidential election (Democratic primaries) NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath pneumonia
conflict World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 2000-12-19
educatedAt Yale Law School
Yale University
endTime 1973-12-31
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Lindsay NERFINISHED
fullName John Vliet Lindsay NERFINISHED
genreOfActivity urban politics
givenName John NERFINISHED
ideology liberal Republicanism
knownFor Handling of social unrest in New York City in the 1960s
Liberal Republican stance
Navigating fiscal challenges in New York City
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
Republican Party
militaryBranch United States Navy
notableWork Advocacy for urban reform
Leadership during the 1968 New York City teachers' strike NERFINISHED
Management of New York City during the 1968 civil unrest after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination
Support for civil rights legislation
numberOfChildren 4
occupation lawyer
politician
television personality
officeEndTime (Mayor of New York City) 1973-12-31
officeEndTime (U.S. Representative) 1965-12-31
officeStartTime (Mayor of New York City) 1966-01-01
officeStartTime (U.S. Representative) 1959-01-03
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath Hilton Head Island, South Carolina NERFINISHED
positionHeld Mayor of New York City
Member of the United States House of Representatives
U.S. Representative from New York's 17th congressional district NERFINISHED
U.S. Representative from New York's 19th congressional district
precededBy (Mayor of New York City) Robert F. Wagner Jr. NERFINISHED
ranForOffice President of the United States
religion Episcopalian
residenceWhileMayor Gracie Mansion NERFINISHED
spouse Mary Lindsay NERFINISHED
startTime 1966-01-01
succeededBy (Mayor of New York City) Abraham Beame NERFINISHED

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National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders member John Lindsay
this entity surface form: John V. Lindsay
New York City mayoral elections notablePastWinner John Lindsay
this entity surface form: John V. Lindsay
New York City Water Tunnel No. 3 projectAnnouncedBy John Lindsay
this entity surface form: Mayor John V. Lindsay
National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders viceChairperson John Lindsay
this entity surface form: John V. Lindsay