I WAS THERE: James R. Padar
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- Created Date
- 2008-08-26
- Description
An officer in the Chicago Police Department for the 18th district, Padar was on duty during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in twelve hour shifts. Threats the week before the DNC made the police very tense. A lack of adequate communication between officers on the ground and those at headquarters also became a problem while trying to police the city during the convention. Padar was there when police tear gassed Lincoln Park and also wit...
- Creator
Padar, James R
Russick, John
- Contributing Institution
- Chicago History Museum
- Subjects
- Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.)
Oral history (discipline)
Interviews
Riots
Elections
Politics - Type
- sound
- Format
- Audio file: 47:31 minutes
- Language
- English
- Rights
- © 2015 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved
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- Chicago citation style
- Padar, James R, Russick, John. I WAS THERE: James R. Padar. 2008-08-26. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/92. (Accessed March 29, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- Padar, James R, Russick, John, (2008-08-26) I WAS THERE: James R. Padar. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/92
- MLA citation style
- Padar, James R, Russick, John. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/92>.