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This episode is from the WNYC archives. It may contain language which is no longer politically or socially appropriate.
Transcribed rebroadcast presented by the Book of the Month Club. Live audience.
Discussion of "Our Fair City," an account of corruption in municipal government edited by Col. Robert S. Allen. Features an interview with Allen and a panel discussion with Dr. Frank Kingdon and Cleveland Rogers about the topics in the book. Moderated by John K.M. McCafferty, chairman of the Book of the Month Club.
Audio courtesy of the NYC Municipal Archives WNYC Collection
WNYC archives id: 69695
Municipal archives id: LT868
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John K. M. McCafferty
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