The Year Of Clinton and Giuliani — How 1993 Helped Give Us The World of 2023: Part Three, Electing Rudy

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jan 23, 2023

1993 saw the inauguration of a Democratic U.S. president and a Republican mayor of New York. In this series, we explore the elections and policies of Pres. Clinton and Mayor Giuliani and their impact on the world in 2023. Today, Andrew Kirtzman, political consultant and the author of Giuliani: The Rise and Tragic Fall of America's Mayor (Simon & Schuster, 2022), and Errol Louis, political anchor of Spectrum NY1 News, host of Inside City Hall, New York Magazine columnist and host of the podcast "You Decide", talk about the circumstances leading to Mayor Giuliani's election.

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