Transcript of Oral History Interview of Congressman John Joseph Moakley
Boston (Mass.)
Busing for school integration
Cuba
El Salvador
Massachusetts--Politics and government
Moakley, John Joseph, 1927-2001
O’Neill, Tip
South Boston (Boston, Mass)
Suffolk University. Law School
United States. Congress
In this interview, Congressman John Joseph Moakley, who represented Massachusetts' Ninth Congressional District from 1973 until his death in 2001, discusses his life and political career. While he only reflects briefly on Judge W. Arthur Garrity's 1974 decision in the case of Morgan v. Hennigan, which required some students to be bused between Boston neighborhoods with the goal of creating racial balance in the public schools (see transcript, page 18), the interview provides significant insight into Moakley's character and political views. He also discusses his childhood in South Boston; his military background; his experiences at Suffolk University Law School; his career in both state and national politics; and some of the issues that have been important to him during his career, especially in regards to human rights violations and injustice in El Salvador.
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April 2, 2001
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Transcript of Oral History Interview of Robert and Thomas Moakley
Boston (Mass.)
Busing for school integration
El Salvador
Moakley, John Joseph, 1927-2001
South Boston (Boston, Mass.)
In this interview, Robert and Thomas Moakley discuss the life and career of their late brother, Congressman John Joseph Moakley. Among other topics, they reflect on the impact of Judge W. Arthur Garrity's 1974 decision in the case of Morgan v. Hennigan, which required some students to be bused between Boston neighborhoods with the goal of creating racial balance in the public schools, since the issue was a significant one in the course of the Congressman's early Congressional career. They also discuss their family life in South Boston, Mass.; the issues that were most important to the Congressman during his career, especially human rights violations and injustices in El Salvador; the ways in which they've seen politics change over the years; and their late brother's legacy.
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John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
April 29, 2003
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Transcript of Oral History Interview of Sean T. Ryan
Boston (Mass.)
Busing for school integration
El Salvador
Moakley, John Joseph, 1927-2001
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rules
In this interview, Sean Ryan, a member of Congressman John Joseph Moakley’s congressional staff from 1992 through 2000, discusses his time as a congressional aide and reflects on Congressman Moakley's career. Among other topics, he discusses the Congressman's feelings about Judge W. Arthur Garrity's 1974 decision in the case of Morgan v. Hennigan, which required some students to be bused between Boston neighborhoods with the goal of creating racial balance in the public schools. He also reflects on some of the issues that were important to Moakley, including human rights violations and injustices in El Salvador, and on Moakley's role as Chairman of the House Rules Committee.
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John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
April 18, 2003
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Transcript of Oral History Interview of John Lynch
Boston (Mass.)
Busing for school integration
Moakley, John Joseph, 1927-2001
Political campaigns
In this interview, John Lynch, a volunteer on Congressman John Joseph Moakley’s early campaigns, reflects on his friendship with Moakley and discusses Moakley's career. Among other topics, he discusses the impact on Moakley of Judge W. Arthur Garrity's 1974 decision in the case of Morgan v. Hennigan, which required some students to be bused between Boston neighborhoods with the goal of creating racial balance in the public schools. He also provides a variety of anecdotes that help to illuminate his friendship with Moakley and shed light on Moakley's personality.
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John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
May 24, 2003
Kintz, Laura
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Transcript of Oral History Interview of William M. Bulger
Boston (Mass.)
Bulger, William M.
Busing for school integration
Curley, James Michael, 1874-1958
Massachusetts--Politics and government
Moakley, John Joseph, 1927-2001
South Boston (Boston, Mass.)
In this interview, William M. Bulger, former Massachusetts State Senate President, discusses the career of Congressman John Joseph Moakley. Among other topics, he reflects on Moakley's reaction, and his own, to Judge W. Arthur Garrity's 1974 decision in the case of Morgan v. Hennigan, which required some students to be bused between Boston neighborhoods with the goal of creating racial balance in the public schools and had a significant impact on Moakley and Bulger's own neighborhood of South Boston. He also discusses Moakley's political campaigns; the ways in which politics have changed over the years; and Moakley's legacy as a public servant.
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John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
August 20, 2003
Kintz, Laura
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Transcript of Oral History Interview of Michael S. Dukakis
Boston (Mass.).
Boston Harbor Islands (Mass.)
Busing for school integration
Dukakis, Michael S. (Michael Stanley), 1933-
Massachusetts--Politics and government
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Moakley, John Joseph, 1927-2001
In this interview, Michael S. Dukakis, former governor of Massachusetts (1975-1979; 1983-1991), discusses the
career of Congressman John Joseph Moakley. Among other topics, he reflects on Moakley's reaction, and his own, to Judge W. Arthur Garrity's 1974 decision in the case of Morgan v. Hennigan, which required some students to be bused between Boston neighborhoods with the goal of creating racial balance in the public schools. He also discusses issues that were important to Moakley during his career, including the cleanup of Boston Harbor and improvements to the Boston Harbor Islands; political campaigns and politics in general in the 1960s and 1970s, especially in Massachusetts; and Moakley's legacy as a public servant.
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July 12, 2004
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Transcript of Oral History Interview of Anthony Voto
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
East Boston (Boston, Mass.)
Magnet schools
In this interview, Anthony Voto, who grew up in East Boston, Massachusetts, in the 1960s and '70s, reflects on the impact of Judge W. Arthur Garrity's 1974 decision in the case of Morgan v. Hennigan, which required some students to be bused between Boston neighborhoods with the goal of creating racial balance in the public schools. He discusses his experiences attending a magnet school; the importance of diversity in schools; and what he sees as the positive long-term outcomes of Garrity's decision.
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John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
February 15, 2005
Kintz, Laura
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Transcript of Oral History Interview of Kirsten Alexander
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Boston Latin School (Mass.)
Busing for school integration
Magnet schools
In this interview, Kirsten Alexander, reflects on her childhood in Jamaica Plain and Brookline, Massachusetts, during the 1970s and the impact of Judge W. Arthur Garrity's 1974 decision in the case of Morgan v. Hennigan, which required some students to be bused between Boston neighborhoods with the goal of creating racial balance in the public schools. She discusses the racial climate in the Boston Public Schools during that time period; her and her siblings' school experiences; and the importance of diversity in society.
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John Joseph Moakley Archive & Institute at Suffolk University, Boston, Mass.
February 22, 2005
Kintz, Laura
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Transcript of Oral History Interview of Henry L. Allen
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Magnet schools
In this interview, Henry L. Allen, a lifelong resident of Boston, reflects on the impact of Judge W. Arthur Garrity's 1974 decision in the case of Morgan v. Hennigan, which required some students to be bused between Boston neighborhoods with the goal of creating racial balance in the public schools. He discusses his activism efforts in support of school desegregation; his children's experiences in the Boston Public Schools during the mid- to late 1970s and early 1980s; racial dynamics in the city over the past several decades; and the current state of the city and its schools.
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February 2, 2005
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Transcript of Oral History Interview of Brian P. Wallace
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Flynn, Raymond L.
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Moakley, John Joseph, 1927-2001
South Boston (Mass.)
Wallace, Brian P., 1949-
In this interview, Brian P. Wallace, a former Massachusetts state representative and longtime resident of South Boston, reflects on the impact of Judge W. Arthur Garrity's 1974 decision in the case of Morgan v. Hennigan, which required some students to be bused between Boston neighborhoods with the goal of creating racial balance in the public schools. He discusses the reactions that he witnessed from both politicians and Boston residents; Congressman John Joseph Moakley's position on the decision; and what he sees as the negative effects of decision on Boston and its schools.
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March 2, 2005
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