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 …

Sep 17, 2025 · Few mayors embodied both the glamour and the grit of New York like John V. Lindsay. Elected in 1965, he arrived with charisma and promise, only to find himself governing …

4 days ago · Fighting traditional powerbrokers and machine politicians, John Lindsay improbably was elected mayor that year. His eight years in office became one of the most tumultuous and …

Dec 20, 2000 · John V. Lindsay, the shirt-sleeved Ivy Leaguer who led New York City as mayor through the tumultuous late 1960s and early 1970s, is dead at 79.

Three decades before Rudolph Giuliani was dubbed “America’s Mayor,” John V. Lindsay was, for a time, the urban leader to whom the whole nation looked. Young, energetic, and idealistic, he …

John Lindsay served as the 103rd Mayor of New York City from January 1, 1966, to January 1, 1974. His mayoralty presided over a rising budget from below $5 billion to almost $10 billion, …

Dec 21, 2000 · John V. Lindsay, the debonair political irregular who represented Manhattan's Silk Stocking district on the East Side for seven years in Congress and was a two-term mayor of …

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 …

John Lindsay’s tenure as mayor was marked by ambitious policies and initiatives aimed at addressing the complex challenges facing New York City in the 1960s. His approach to urban …

John V. Lindsay was the Mayor of New York City from 1966 to 1973. John Vliet Lindsay was born November 24, 1921, in New York City.