
Woman at neighborhood event holding a poster in support of Richard J. Daley, 1968. RJD_04_01_0027_0005_008d
After the convention, the mayor’s office was getting sacks upon sacks of mail. The sacks would probably fill this entire room with mail from around the country saying, “God bless you.”
Ed Bedore, City Budget Director, interview excerpt, May 18, 2009
The Eastern liberal media that came to Chicago to cover the convention didn’t like Daley. They didn’t like his reputation. But after the convention, Daley could never be defeated. The people of Chicago viewed him as standing up almost like a paterfamilias concept and protecting his city. And he truly did love Chicago, and he wanted nothing more than to be the mayor of Chicago. He could have been Secretary of HEW or whatever if he wanted to, but he never wanted to leave Chicago.
Ed Burke, Alderman, interview excerpt, August 5, 2014

Letter from the District of Columbia Democratic National Convention delegation to the Chairman of the Democratic Party, September 13, 1968. RJD_02_01_0085_0004_024