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.