Oral history interview with Robert F. Wagner 1992
- Name
- Wagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand), 1944-1993 (Interviewee)
- Soffer, Jonathan (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with Robert F. Wagner 1992
- Abstract
- Background: childhood, recollections of father, Robert F. Wagner; B.A., Harvard University, 1965; studies in England; M.P.A., Princeton University; 1977 race for Manhattan Borough President on Liberal/Republic ticket; chairman, City Planning Commission, 1977-79: planning priorites: allocation of grants, rebuilding existing city infrastructure vs. new construction, role of community boards and activ ist groups in defining Westway project; building of Jacob Javits Convention Center, Battery Park City; redevelopment of Times Square; deputy mayor, 1979-84: 1980 transit workers' strike, Edward I. Koch's [Koch] relationship with African American leaders: Polo Grounds Clinic, Sydenham Hospital; chairman of board of Health and Hospitals Corporation [HHC]; reflections on HHC presidents, management of hospital revenues; resignation from position of deputy mayor in 1984; president of Board of Education, 1986-90: board priorities, crisis over school health clinics prescribing contraceptives, renegotiation of teachers' contracts, coordination of state and city initiatives, corruption of educational system; recollections of Koch: first meeting with, personal and political syle as compared to father, relationship with John Cardinal O'Connor, assessment of administration, 1982 race for Democratic Gubernatorial Primary.
- Collection Name
- Edward I. Koch administration oral history project
- Subjects
- Politicians; Wagner, Robert F. (Robert Ferdinand), 1944-1993; Koch, Ed, 1924-2013; New York (N.Y.). Mayor
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1992
- Note (Biographical)
- Former city official.
- Note
- Interviewed by Jonathan Soffer on August 18, August 26, September 2, and September 30, 1992.
- Note (Provenance)
- Robert F. Wagner, Gift 1994
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 13600621
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-de6e-1697
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.