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A Mayor in Disrepute Saved by an Ambassadorship. The Year Was 1950.
6 September 2025 at 15:00
Eric Adams would not be the first to leave Gracie Mansion for an embassy. William O’Dwyer did it decades ago.
William O’Dwyer, a New York City mayor on the hot seat, was named ambassador to Mexico in 1950.
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