Mayor Tom Menino with Wilbur C. Rich

19/03/2025 35 min
Mayor Tom Menino with Wilbur C. Rich

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Episode Synopsis

Thomas Menino was mayor of Boston for over 20 years. What made him such a successful politician? How did the city change under his watch? What were some of his signature achievements and nagging failures? We're joined by Wilbur C. Rich, professor emeritus at Wellesley College and author of Boston Mayor Thomas Menino: Lessons for Governing Post-Industrial Cities, to talk about this iconic figure.
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