Summary of movie on Richard J. Dailey
...ul political machine. Daley is best remembered as being the last "Big Boss" of Chicago. As a Mayor, he was known for his heavy-handed ways and for being unacceptably tolerant of corruption, despite his own personal honesty. Although often accused of unscrupulous political practices, Daley proved to be an efficient administrator. He earned respect and loyalty from the people of Chicago by handing out jobs. He used his political power to smooth over democracy and embarked on a massive building spree. He built O'Hare, Expressways, and the University. He remained loyal to the city's people and his neighborhoods and this is how he "made the city his own". His support for John F. Kennedy in 1960 was instrumental in Kennedy's election as President of the United States. Although Dailey did much for the city of Chicago, he didn't do much for the racial issues in the city of Chicago. Daley did not know how bad it was because he didn't ever leave City Hall or Bridgeport. Riots began due to the "Fire Hydrant" incidence. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stepped up to the pressure, leading marches through the all white neighborhoods. Daley made bland assurances to the blacks of the Chicago community. He achieved national notoriety in 1968 when Chicago police used brutal tactics to subdue demonstrators during the Democratic National Convention. He made it clear to all of the organizers that he did not want people thinking the convention was merely being held in Chicago, but in "Daley's Chicago." The morning after the worst of the police riots had taken place, Daley announced in an interview that he had on his desk secret reports of threatened assassinations of himself and three of the Democratic candidates. He explained tha...