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Mayor Wagner on Graft

New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner at the dedication of the new home of the Fashion Institute of Technology on May 4, 1959.

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

Series of three radio spots featuring Mayor Wagner. He asks the public to not contribute to corruption by tipping or bribing city employees. He also asks the public to write in to a special address if they have any information about grafts or corruption.

Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection

WNYC archives id: 71076

This is a machine-generated transcript. Text is unformatted and may contain errors.
This is May a WAG that we live in the greatest city in the world and I want to keep it that way and you do too I said it will remain great just as long as we not only maintain great municipal services but as long as we keep our model standards high the city administration is doing everything it can to accomplish that result we need your help or any city employee evil except a tip or a bribe there must be a citizen to give it to him please do not do that instead if you believe with me that this must be stamped out right graft all corruption to my special post office box one hundred New York eight Let me repeat Fox one hundred New York eight Your confidence will be protected thank you this is Mayor Wagner we live in the greatest city in the world I want to keep it that way and you do too I said it will remain great just as long as we not only maintain great municipal services but as long as we keep our model standards high the city administration is doing everything it can to accomplish that result we need your help for any city employee who accepts a tip or a bribe there must be a citizen to give it to him please do not do that instead if you believe with me that this must be stamped out right to me any details you have of graft or corruption to my special post office box one hundred New York eight Let me repeat Fox one hundred New York eight Your confidence will be protracted Thank you. This is May alag now we live in the greatest city in the world I want to keep it that way and you do too I said it will remain great just as long as we not only maintain great municipal services but as long as we keep our standards high the city administration is doing everything it can to accomplish that result we need your help for any city employee who except a tip or a bribe there must be a citizen to give it to him please do not do that instead if you believe with me that this must be stamped out right me any details you have of graft or corruption to my special post office box one hundred New York eight Let me repeat Box one hundred New York aid confidence will be protected Thank you.

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