Mayor John V Lindsay Brass Key to the City of New York w/ Presentation Box
$1,200
Key Sz: 6"L x 2 1/4"W
Box Sz: 4 1/4" x 7" x 1 1/8"
Rare, vintage Key to the City of New York presentation piece from the administration of Mayor John V. Lindsay (1966–1973)
Featuring an engraved brass plaque:
"FACSIMILE OF KEY MADE IN 1812 FOR THE DOOR OF CITY HALL, NEW YORK"
Lindsay attended the Buckley School, St. Paul's School, and Yale, where he was admitted to the class of 1944 and joined Scroll and Key.
John Lindsay, mayor of New York from 1966 to 1973, personified the resolute confusion with which clubby, liberal WASPs faced the social upheaval of the era. Entering politics as a successful young lawyer, Lindsay represented the wealthy Upper East Side of Manhattan, known as the Silk Stocking District, in Congress from 1958 to 1965. While serving, he compiled a liberal voting record on matters that would have little immediate impact on the residents of his wealthy district. This abstract approach to politics, which had little to do with serving the immediate needs of his constituents, brought Lindsay attention and admiration as a Congressman. It would fail him, however, when he moved into the mayor’s office.