Word: wagner
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...Wagner says that his failure to secure the appointment was in no way a factor in his decision to resign from city government. According to his long-time friend and campaign manager John Cownorton, the deputy mayor had been anxious to leave city government "for a respite in academic world" a year ago, but the possibility of the new post made him delay his resignation...
...stayed as long as he did out of loyalty to Koch," Cownorton says. Wagner lasted longer than any of his predecessors in the job, known for its high rate of turnover...
...helped to build a new spirit of cooperation between City Hall and the Board of Education over the budget," says Leonard Supp, Wagner's executive assistant for eight years, Supp added that as chairman of the Health and Hospitals Corporation. Wagner was also able to "turn the Corporation around" from deficits to a firm financial footing...
Accepting the resignation of his chief policy advisor, Mayor Koch said last week that Wagner "brought to this city a rare insight and historical perspective...
...Wagner, the son of the former Mayor, suffered what colleagues say was a "great disappointment" earlier this year when his coveted appointment as Schools Chancellor was overturned by State Education Commissioner Gordon M. Ambach. Ambach said at the time that the deputy mayor was "technically unqualified" for the post...