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Mossfern

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28. What about John Lindsay?

Reply to Polybius (Original post)

Sat Sep 6, 2025, 06:42 PM

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Did you forget him or was he too early to be considered "modern".
Mayor of from January 1,1966 to January 1, 1974.
Said that being Mayor of NYC was the second hardest job in America.

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