Reminiscences of August Heckscher, 1978
- Name
- Heckscher, August, 1913-1997 (Interviewee)
- Giordano, Richard W (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of August Heckscher, 1978
- Abstract
- Childhood, education: St. Paul's, Yale, Harvard; editor CITIZEN ADVERTISER, Auburn, New York; chief editorial writer, HERALD TRIBUNE, 1948-56; executive head, Twentieth Century Fund, 1956-67; Commissioner of Parks, Recreation, New York, N.Y., 1966-73; philosophy of park use; impressions of John Lindsay and his mayoralty
- Collection Name
- Individual interviews oral history collection
- Subjects
- Municipal officials and employees; Journalists; Journalism; Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations; Recreation areas--New York (State); Heckscher, August, 1913-1997; Lindsay, John V. (John Vliet), 1917-; Twentieth Century Fund
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1978
- Physical Description
- 78 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- City official, journalist
- Note
- Interviewed by Richard W. Giordano
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 15323416
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-bh64-9y35
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.