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Song written about John Joseph Moakley, sung by John McDermott, with Brigham Phillips on piano; introduced as "An Awful Lot of Moakley."

John Joseph Moakley meeting with fishermen near the docks, circa 1960s

Pictured: far left is Massachusetts State Representative William M. Bulger (without hat); third from left is Massachusetts State Senator James Condon,…

Men holding a cane at a Saint Patrick's Day event in South Boston, Mass., circa 1960s

Pictured: John Joseph Moakley (second from right) and William Bulger (far right).

“Two Man Race” Moakley for Congress campaign advertisement [audio recording and transcript]

Campaign advertisement was made by the Moakley for Congress Committee in 1972 for use in Moakley’s campaign for the Ninth Congressional District…

Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and South Boston constituent regarding busing, and bumper sticker, 1 December 1975

Includes attached "Fight forced busing" bumper sticker. Please note that archives has redacted personal information such as names and street…

Letter from John Joseph Moakley in reply to a completed questionnaire from a Jamaica Plain constituent, 1975

The questionnaire includes questions about utility rates, gasoline consumption, the Russian Wheat Deal, and food and oil prices. The constituent's…

Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and a West Roxbury constituent regarding busing, 30 October 1975

Please note that archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.

John Joseph Moakley's testimony on busing for one of the "Jaffe Hearings," 23 March 1973

In early 1973, a series of hearings on the issue of busing were held, led by Harvard Law School professor Louis Jaffe.

Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and a West Roxbury constituent regarding busing, October 1975

Please note that archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.

Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and a Needham constituent regarding busing, 1 November 1975

Please note that archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.

Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and a South Boston High School teacher regarding South Boston High receivership, 15 December 1975

Please note that archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.

Correspondence between John Joseph Moakley and a South Boston constituent regarding busing, November 1975

Please note that archives has redacted personal information such as names and street addresses from this document.