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The Lindsay Years

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1965 Campaign Commercials
In 1965, Lindsay was elected Mayor as a Republican, defeating Democrat Abraham D. Beame, and Conservative William F. Buckley, Jr.

1969 Campaign Commercials
In 1969, Lindsay was narrowly reelected on the Liberal Party line after losing the Republican primary to state Sen. John J. Marchi.

1972 Campaign Commercials
Lindsay launched a brief but unsuccessful bid for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination

To find out more, visit the Museum of the City of New York's exhibition, America's Mayor: John V. Lindsay and the Reinvention of New York, on view May 4 – October 3. For more information, visit www.mcny.org.

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