Oral history interview with Robert Moakley and Thomas Moakley (OH-003)

Oral history interview with Robert Moakley and Thomas Moakley (OH-003)

2003

Robert and Thomas Moakley discuss the life and career of their late brother, Congressman John Joseph Moakley. This interview covers growing up in South Boston in the thirties and forties; how military service helped shape their perspectives on life; their parents; what political campaigning was like in the fifties; how Joe Moakley enjoyed public service; their brother’s work in El Salvador; their thoughts regarding Boston school desegregation in the 1970s; what it was like to be related to a respected member of Congress; how politics has changed since their brother began his career. They end by expressing their hope that others can learn from the example their brother demonstrated through his entire career.

Moakley Oral History Project

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OH-003

Allison, Robert J.

McEttrick, Joseph

Moakley, Robert

Moakley, Thomas

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