October 28, 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:

Peace and the power to enforce it. Navy Day celebration. Enthusiastic reception given Truman by the people of NYC. An interpretation of our foreign policy as expounded by Truman. Food situation. Sharkey law. Housing construction program. Jurisdictional strife in the building trades. Lumber situation. Rent control. Parking lot profiteering. 178th Street tunnel. Plan to replace trolleys with buses. Retired police.


Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection


WNYC archives id: 70865
Municipal archives id: LT2565