
Richard J. Daley speaking before the Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry, ca. 1959. Photo: Pics Photographers. RJD_04_01_0013_0003_020.
My dad had a great relationship with the business community in Chicago, and most of the people were Republicans. But he knew that for the city to be sound, you needed a good sound business community and a strong relationship with them. And they respected him and were very supportive of him on issues. They disagreed at other times, but he knew that he needed that base for different causes, whether it was the university or whatever. The business community helped him tremendously. It wasn’t just politicians.
John Daley, son of Richard J. Daley, interview excerpt, May 9, 2007
![At the International Dairy Show and Rodeo [part of Chicago's 120th Anniversary Celebration], 1959. RJD_04_01_0014_0010_001](https://rjd.library.uic.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2015/05/RJD_04_01_0014_0010_001-300x237.jpg)
At the International Dairy Show and Rodeo [part of Chicago’s 120th Anniversary Celebration], 1959. RJD_04_01_0014_0010_001