The LaGuardia myth.(Book Review)

Public Interest | January 1, 2004| | Copyright

HAILED as "America's greatest mayor" in a 1999 national survey, Fiorello LaGuardia is a figure of enduring appeal. According to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, LaGuardia gave Gotham the "most honest and I believe the most efficient municipal government of any city within my recollection." This oft-repeated sentiment has made LaGuardia's Depression-era mayoralty a touchstone for proponents of activist government both nationally and locally. But following his lead would be a mistake.

LaGuardia was initially a savior of sorts. When he entered office in 1933, the ...

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