Robert Moses

The 1964 World's Fair opened 50 years ago this week. In this archive joint, master builder Robert Moses, former Governor Charles Poletti and a cornucopia of others preview attractions...

Moses laments the atmosphere of distrust that has arisen around government, the result of "altogether too many newspapers" conducting too many investigations.

The exact date of this episode is unknown. We've filled in the date above with a placeholder. What we actually have on record is: 1981-08-uu.

WNYC archives id: 33929

The black power movement is trying to move forward toward liberation, land. Not forty acres and a mule.

Robert Moses and Mario J. Cariello recall highlights of the Fair, particularly the events surrounding their convincing Pope John to include a Vatican pavilion, in this ceremony renaming the World's Fair Grounds as Flushing Corona Park.

Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection

WNYC archives id: 150484

Robert Moses, World's Fair President hosts the dedication of Corona Park in Flushing Meadows at the Singer Bowl Arena.

New York Coliseum's 10th anniversary symposium, "What is NYC's future --the next 10 years", featuring speeches by Robert C. Wood, Theodore Keel, Timothy Costello and Robert Moses.

The first publicly owned parking garage in New York City is about to expand.

Robert Moses at the opening of the Adlai Stevenson Memorial at the NY World's Fair

Science awards at the World's Fair heliport.

Robert Moses defends the 1964 New York City's World's Fair in this speech in front of the New York State Judicial Conference.

This is an awards ceremony during the NEA Day convention at the World's Fair. The program is as follows:
Invocation Marie Meecham, the Deputy Director of the City Teacher's Association
Star Spangled Banner with organ accompaniment
Robert Moses speaks
Dr. Lois Edinger, NEA president, receives a ...

Speakers: Newbold Morris, Commissioner. of Parks; Robert Moses; Constance Baker Motley, Manhattan Boro President; George T. Delacorte; Cassandra Delacorte

The program opens with the National Anthem by the NYC Sanitation Band. Newbold Morris introduces Robert Moses with a long list of his accomplishments. He describes George Delacorte's ...

Speakers: Robert Moses; Abe Stark; Newbold Morris; Paul Screvane; Laurence S. Rockefeller. A Robert Moses love-fest.

Robert Moses speaks about the initial "rules" for these projects. Not one agency. The federal government puts up 90% and the state 10%. Playground comes from Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority. ...

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Introduction at World's Fair by Robert Moses; Tribute to Winston Churchill
by Mr. Joyce Hall of Hallmark (sponsor of pavilion). The tribute features many of Churchill's paintings. Message from successor of ...

Robert Moses reports about his experiences with Mayor Bill O'Dwyer. Moses says that he liked O'Dwyer. A reporter asks Moses if O'Dwyer is the last of the Irish politicians? Moses says that he doesn't think there is an end to the kind of rags to riches immigrant stories that the ...

Everyone congratulates Moses.

Speakers: Robert Moses; Dr. Wyman; Mr. Carew all speak of World's Fair in NYC and the role of horticulture in the fair's success. Program incomplete

Introduction by Dr. Charles Meyer.

Robert Moses points out horticulture's contribution to the World's Fair. How landscaping makes the ...

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Shorter version of T249, T250, Catalog # 6186.

Dedication of the World's Fair Hall of Science. City Council President Paul Screvane opens the dedication by describing how the ...

President LBJ celebrates the 'genius of man' at the opening of the World's Fair.