Millennium City: Richard M. Daley & Global ChicagoMain MenuChicago in 1989Richard M. DaleyA Livable CityDiversity and NeighborhoodsGlobal ChicagoInto the MillenniumAboutComplete Interviews and TranscriptsBiographies of and links to each full-lenth interview and corresponding transcript.David Greensteinc7fc3212990439fbd3c1dd961272d52f1519d8e6Dan Harpereff3db32ed95b3efe91d381826e2c10c145cd452Larissa Mukundwa0c6cb03c337751b5774fa39d09352cf04aec006eUniversity of Illinois at Chicago Library
The basics
1media/EXH_RMD16_07_0219_0017_002_016.jpg2020-04-23T15:39:50-05:00Dan Harpereff3db32ed95b3efe91d381826e2c10c145cd452541plain2020-11-05T17:25:25-06:00Dan Harpereff3db32ed95b3efe91d381826e2c10c145cd452During his first term as Mayor, Daley made a point to focus on the delivery of basic city services.
Forrest Claypool, chief of staff (1989-1991 and 1998-1999) explains the mayor's focus on "the basics":
Sarah Pang, deputy chief of staff to Daley (1992-2001), explains what she call's the mayor's "reservoir theory" of public services:
1media/EXH_RMD16_07_0219_0017_002_016_thumb.jpg2020-11-05T16:38:27-06:00Richard M. Daley and snow removal trucks1Mayor Richard M. Daley inspects snow removal trucks, November 19, 2001. EXH_RMD16_07_0219_0017_002_016media/EXH_RMD16_07_0219_0017_002_016.jpgplain2020-11-05T16:38:27-06:00