Probably the greatest mayor NYC ever had. LaGuardia was a Liberal Republican (now a nearly extinct species) in the 1930s and 40s who helped New York survive the Depression. LaGuardia had a brilliant ability to appeal to NYC's various ethnic groups-not only was he fluent in five languages, but it is said he could vary his speech and mannerisms to suit any group he was speaking to.
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