Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with Maureen Connelly, 1992.
Creator: | Connelly, Maureen | Project: | Edward I. Koch Administration Oral History Project. (see all project interviews) | Phys. Desc. : | Transcript 97 pages Sound recording 2 audiocassettes | Location: | Columbia Center for Oral History | Full CLIO record >> |
Biographical NotePublic Relations and Lobbying Specialist.
Scope and ContentsEdward I. Koch, first meeting; Research Director, 1977 Koch mayoral campaign; Koch and Mario Cuomo, media representation of; Press Secretary, 1977-1980, experiences as first woman and youngest person to hold the position; Ed Koch's work to bar discrimination against gays, availability to press, poverty program reform, closure of Sydenham Hospital, 1980, alienation of black community, town hall meetings, Constituent Hours; Parking Violations Bureau [PVB] scandal; mayoral campaign, 1981; gubernatorial primary of 1982; Bess Myerson, U.S. senate campaign, 1982.
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