John Lindsay
John Lindsay | |
|---|---|
Lindsay in 1969 | |
| 104th 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 November 24, 1921 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 19, 2000 (aged 79) |
| Party | Republican (before 1971) Democratic (1971–2000) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal |
| 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 | |
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 U.S. House of Representatives from January 1959 to December 1965 and as mayor of New York from January 1966 to December 1973.
In 1971, during his second term as mayor, Lindsay switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party. That same year, he launched a brief and unsuccessful bid for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination. He made an unsuccessful bid to become the Democratic candidate in the 1980 U.S. Senate election in New York.