Richard J. Daley
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Richard Joseph Daley was an American politician who served as the mayor of Chicago from 1955, and the chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party from 1953, until his death. He has been called "the l
Daley in 1962
official portrait, circa 1937
11th Ward Democratic committee office, Bridgeport, Chicago
Daley with President Kennedy in 1962
Michael A. Bilandic
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Michael Anthony Bilandic was an American Democratic politician, judge, and attorney who served as the 49th mayor of Chicago from 1976 to 1979, after the death of his predecessor, Richard J. Daley. Bil
Richard J. Daley
…Township, southwest of Chicago. After a several-days-long dispute over who would become Chicago's acting mayor, a deal was brokered that resulted in Michael A. Bilandic being appointed acting mayor by the city council. Similtaneously, George W. Dunne (the president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners) was chosen…
Bilandic (right) meets with President Jimmy Carter in the Oval Office of the White House in February 1977