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August 5, 1945

Seated at his desk in City Hall, Fiorello H. La Guardia makes his final radio talk to the people of New York as mayor Dec. 30, 1945.

This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.

Description from the Municipal Archives card catalog:
30th anniversary of the Army Air Force. Sugar situation. Problem of tipping. Establishment of joint procurement department for the Army and Navy on NYC. Water supply in Flatbush. Appeal for P.A.L. Gambling. Request to appeal vote for shut-ins. Appointments of Phillip Thurston and John A. Dwyer. Openings in the Department of Investigation. 155th anniversary of U.S. Coast Guard.

Members of the Coast Guard sing, La Guardia gives brief history of the Coast Guard.

Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection

WNYC archives id: 71040
Municipal archives id: LT2546

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