Oral history interview with James Brigham 1992
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- Name
- Brigham, James (Interviewee)
- Gutfreund, Owen (Interviewer)
- Title
- Oral history interview with James Brigham 1992
- Abstract
- Education: University of Chicago Business school, MBA, 1969; Morgan Guaranty Trust Company, management development program; worked for Koch administration, corporate finance; fiscal crisis, city finances, 1976-77; consulting assignment with Municipal Assistance Corporations; New York City, Office of Management and budget, budget director, 1978: restructuring cities long-term and short term debt; ne gotiation with Koch over budget estimation; financial surplus, 1980; transit strike; relationship with police department; Chairman, Public Development Corporation, 1981-85; reminiscences of colleagues; reminiscences of Edward I. Koch.
- Collection Name
- Edward I. Koch administration oral history project
- Subjects
- Municipal officials and employees; Brigham, James; Koch, Ed, 1924-2013; New York (N.Y.). Mayor
- Format
- oral histories; sound recordings
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1992
- Note (Biographical)
- Former budget director in Edward I. Koch administration.
- Note
- Interviewed by Owen Gutfreund on May 14, 1992.
- Note (Provenance)
- James Brigham, Gift 1994
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 13588952
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-dw7d-ry12
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.