Name
McGuire, Robert (Interviewee)
Zane, Sharon (Interviewer)
Title
Oral history interview with Robert McGuire 1992
Abstract
Youth in Bronx, NY; family, Irish Catholicism of; education; Massachusetts Institute of Technology Fellows in Africa Program, legal advisor to Somalia national police, 1966; director, Community Law Offices, East Harlem, 1963-69; member of firm McGuire & Lawler, 1969-1977; Police Commissioner of New York City, Edward I. Koch administration, 1978-1983; issues: foot patroling, Bonnie Bush murder, eval uation of 911 management, police deaths, police dealings with the mentally ill, task forces, unions, relationship with the press, Koch's relationship with black community, closure of Sydenham Hospital, over-protection for visiting heads of state; Commission on the Year 2000; reflections on the future of the city.
Collection Name
Edward I. Koch administration oral history project
Subjects
Lawyers; McGuire, Robert; Koch, Ed, 1924-2013; New York (N.Y.). Mayor
Format
oral histories; sound recordings
Genre
Interviews
Date
1992
Note (Biographical)
Lawyer.
Note
Interviewed by Sharon Zane on May 6, May 19, May 29, and July 6, 1992.
Note (Provenance)
Robert McGuire, Gift 1995
Language
English
Library Location
Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Catalog Record
13590467
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-pwtf-5p94
Related URLs
Available digital content for this interview.