Word: daleyisms
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...next morning, seated comfortably in the back seat of a Cadillac, Richard J. Daley rode through the swirling snow of Cambridge to take a look at Harvard. An extremely serious man, the Mayor has been called "Buddha" because of his tendency to sit impassively and listen. But at any mention of cities, politics or both, he quickly becomes animated...
...Under Daley's leadership, Chicago has introduced modern architecture to its school system. But as he passed the Visual Arts Center, he commented, "I'm against conformity. In fact, I encourage innovation, but I don't know about this...
...Daley criticized the Federal Housing Authority for "financing the development of the suburbs" during the past few years by "taking money from the cities." It is not possible to have a healthy suburb and an unhealthy city, he noted, because the two are economically interdependent...
...role of elected local authorities, Daley concluded, is particularly important in coordinating and strengthening policies of urban renewal. Specialists study the problems, but elected officials bear the responsibility of making decisions. He asserted that solutions will be found for cities' problems, and he pointed to Chicago's renewal "pilot project" in the Hyde Park-Kenwood community to show that they can be found...
...most dramatic part of the evening followed as Logue confronted a surprised and slightly uncomfortable audience, demanding that they "stop kicking Dick Daley and the rest of the mayors around...