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White was among a 1960s wave of young, telegenic big-city mayors that included John Lindsay of New York and Jerome Cavanagh of Detroit. Today he is the last left in office, and now acts like the late boss of Chicago, Richard J. Daley, albeit with a Williams College polish. The four-term Democrat, known to critics as "King Kevin" and "Mayor De Luxe," has been threatened with recall petitions and recently ducked out the back door of a restaurant to avoid picketers. Yet he fits a city whose favorite slogan is, "Don't get mad, get even...
Rostenkowski, 53, known widely as "Danny," is a member of an endangered species: a dyed-in-the-polyester Cook County pol trained by late Mayor Richard J. Daley to put party before everything. Rostenkowski learned his lesson well. He once impressed House Democrat Richard Gephardt of Missouri by following up some legislative support he had promised with a simple note: "I keep my word. Dan." Says Chicago political analyst Don Rose of Rostenkowski: "He is not an ideological politician. He is Mr. Practicality...
...became a committeeman in his father's ward (a post he still holds), caught Mayor Daley's eye and, at 24, became the youngest member of the Illinois House. At 30, he was elected to the U.S. House, where he has remained for eleven terms- although as a member of the Capitol's Tuesday-Thursday Club, he spends four days a week on average back home.* His wife and four children have not moved to Washington, and he estimates he has spent only nine weekends there...
...instead and went on to become Speaker. Last November the whip's position was again within Rostenkowski's reach, but O'Neill needed a staunch loyalist to chair Ways and Means. Though a stranger to the fine points of the tax code, Mayor Daley's man characteristically acquiesced to the wishes of his party...
When it comes to smooth efficiency, neither Rome under Mussolini nor Richard Daley's Chicago could outshine modern day Dallas. Potholes are filled within three days; a clogged sewer is usually cleared within 40 minutes; streets, sidewalks, bridges and water and sanitation systems are kept in superb condition. Indeed, the Urban Institute in Washington proclaims that Dallas' management of its public facilities could stand as a model for large cities all over...