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John Lindsay
Lindsay in 1969
103rd Mayor of New York City
In office January 1, 1966 – December 31, 1973
Preceded by
Robert F. Wagner Jr.
Succeeded by
Abraham Beame
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th district
In office January 3, 1959 – December 31, 1965
Preceded by
Frederic Coudert
Succeeded by
Theodore R. Kupferman
Personal details
Born
John Vliet Lindsay
(1921-11-24)November 24, 1921 New York City, U.S.
Died
December 19, 2000(2000-12-19) (aged 79) Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party
Democratic (after 1971)
Other political affiliations
Republican (until 1971)
Spouse
Mary Harrison
(m. 1949)
Education
Yale University (BA, LLB)
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Navy
Years of service
1943–1946
Rank
Lieutenant
Battles/wars
World War II
Allied invasion of Sicily
Pacific Theater
John Vliet Lindsay (/vliːt/; November 24, 1921 – December 19, 2000) was an American politician and lawyer. During his political career, Lindsay was a U.S. congressman, the mayor of New York City, and a candidate for U.S. president. He was also a regular guest host of Good Morning America. Lindsay served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from January 1959 to December 1965 and as mayor of New York from January 1966 to December 1973.
He switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party in 1971, and launched a brief and unsuccessful bid for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination, and later for the 1980 Democratic nomination for Senator from New York.
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