Robert Moses

Commissioner Sloan Colt introduces Mario J. Cariello, Borough President of Queens, Mayor Robert F. Wagner, and Robert Moses. Robert Moses gives the dedication and tells several humorous anecdotes about Mayor La Guardia. He talks about the 'authority principal', a working partnership of government an business.

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At the 11th Annual Radio Newsreel Television Working Press Association Mike and Screen Dinner, Harry S. Truman receives the 1962 Freedom of Information Award. He could not attend, however, due to a recent surgery. His daughter, Margaret Truman, accepts the award on his behalf and unveils a gift to his ...

Speaking at a luncheon, Robert Moses welcomes to New York exhibitors to the 1964 Worlds Fair. He expresses his pride in New York despite an ongoing newspaper strike, in which the "sophisticated metropolis, well informed by every device of modern communication, has been reduced to capsule news, coffee house gossip, ...

The following speakers celebrate the dedication of the George Washington Bridge Bus Terminal: Chairman of the Port Authority S. Sloan Colt; Federal Administrator of Highways Rex M. Whitten; New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller; New Jersey Governor Richard J. Hughes; New York Mayor Robert F. Wagner, and Robert Moses.

Toastmaster Richard Patterson hosts this luncheon to honor Eugene R Black, former President of the World Bank, on the occasion of his retirement. Patterson introduces each speaker who adds their laudatory messages.

Governor Adlai Stevenson describes Eugene black as the best doctor for sick financial institutions. US ...

Robert Moses, President of the 1964 World's Fair Corporation, is the guest speaker at the Fordham University 26th Annual Inter-class Dinner for the School of Business.

He speaks on the topic of management in large businesses and criticizes heads of companies that are unaware of what their ...

Contents; Wristwatch presented to Mr. Herman Styles; various speakers including Harry Hirschfield, Robert Moses.

Henson Styles is awarded a wristwatch in celebration of 20 years as the Associate Editor of the New York Daily Mirror and administrator of the Welfare Fund, which supports the Mirror Youth Program. ...

Robert Moses speaks as the guest of honor at a dinner hosted by the New York Mirror Welfare Fund.

Union leader Harry Van Arsdale and Publisher of the _New York Mirror_ Charles B. McCabe serve as co-chairmen. They celebrate Moses' accomplishments and defend him against his critics. ...

Parks Commissioner, Robert F. Moses; Bronx Borough President, Joseph F. Periconi; State Superintendent of Public Works, Mr. John Burch McMorran and Mayor Robert F. Wagner speak at the dedication of the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx

Moses describes the transit routes of the still unfinished Bruckner Expressway ...

Robert Moses gives a speech in Arlington, Virginia titled "From LaFont to the Motor Age" on overcoming hurdles in developing city infrastructure. He gives a critique of Washington D.C. as a successfully planned state capital regarding its monuments but "seals off the city from its people." He jokes, "I urge ...

Recorded at the Hotel Astor, Ed Sullivan is honored at the Dinner of Champions sponsored by the People to People Sports Committee.

The event begins with a few remarks from Gordon Macrae who performs the song "People are People" with the Merle Staton Singers. Next, the Master ...

At the commencement exercises for New York Law School, Commissioner Robert Moses acts as the keynote speaker and is given an honorary degree as Doctor of Law.
Moses' speech includes his own version of the Ten Commandments for the graduating class. He asks them to take pride in their ...

Laurence Rockefeller acts as host of the opening of Lake Welsh Beach in the Palisades. His brother, Governor Nelson Rockefeller, speaks in tribute to Laurence's long career in service of parks and conservation. Commissioner Robert Moses and conservationist Harold Wilm also speak, Wilm about the the importance of seeing New ...

Robert Moses contrasts the cities of New York and San Francisco and discusses slum clearance, city planning, and the coming 1964 World's Fair in an address at the San Francisco Bay Area Council.

Robert Moses greets prominent attendees.
He moots reasons why we might have been selected ...

Robert Moses speaks about his administration of the coming World's Fair in 1964. He gives an update on the Fair, his colorful criticisms of his critics, and the philosophy behind the World's Fair.
After his speech he answers questions from attendees.

An unnamed speaker introduces a "short ...

Thomas F. Troy, President of the West Side Association of Commerce, hosts the 37th Annual Dinner, awarding Certificates of Distinguished Service to General Douglas MacArthur, Bernard F. Gimbel, and Monseigneur Joseph A. McCaffrey.

Robert Moses praises the award recipients and defends plans for the upcoming World's Fair ...

Lawrence Rockefeller, Commissioner Robert Moses, and Commissioner Albert R. Jube speak in praise of the recently passed George Perkins, who, like his father before him, served as President of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission.

An unnamed speaker introduces Albert R. Jube, president of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. ...