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December 28, 2006

Reason #29 To Love Philadelphia: Frank Rizzo (Either)

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After Tuesday's passing of former president Gerald Ford, the local press jumped up and interviewed anyone who may have had a connection to his short presidency.

One of those who did was City Councilman Frank Rizzo, whose dad was mayor from 1972 - 1980. Rizzo addresses his father's relationship with both Ford and Richard Nixon:

"My father had a great relationship with the President Nixon and the Vice President Ford and they were very good to Philadelphia."

Only in Philadelphia could you ask a politician his father's relationship with someone, and he'd go, "Yeah, yeah, he was good buddies with him. But Nixon! Oh man, he was even closer to Nixon!" I wonder if something like this will happen when Tom Delay dies.

The Region Remembers President Gerald Ford [CBS 3]

Posted by D-Mac on December 28, 2006 09:32 AM
Posted to Frank Rizzo , Gerald Ford , Reasons To Love Philadelphia , Richard Nixon

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