John Lindsay

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John Lindsay
Lindsay in 1968
103rd Mayor of New York City
In office January 1, 1966 – December 31, 1973
Preceded by	Robert F. Wagner Jr.
Succeeded by	Abraham Beame
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 17th district
In office January 3, 1959 – December 31, 1965
Preceded by	Frederic Coudert
Succeeded by	Theodore R. Kupferman
Personal details
Born	John Vliet Lindsay (1921-11-24)November 24, 1921 New York City, U.S.
Died	December 19, 2000(2000-12-19) (aged 79) Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (after 1971)
Other political affiliations	Republican (until 1971)
Spouse	Mary Harrison ​ (m. 1949)​
Education	Yale University (BA, LLB)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1943–1946
Rank	Lieutenant
Battles/wars	World War II Allied invasion of Sicily Pacific Theater

John Vliet Lindsay (/vliːt/; November 24, 1921 – December 19, 2000) was an American politician and lawyer. During his political career, Lindsay was a U.S. congressman, the mayor of New York City, and a candidate for U.S. president. He was also a regular guest host of Good Morning America. Lindsay served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from January 1959 to December 1965 and as mayor of New York from January 1966 to December 1973.

He switched from the Republican to the Democratic Party in 1971, and launched a brief and unsuccessful bid for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination, and later for the Democratic Nomination for U.S. Senate in 1980.