An interview with Michael Shakman
Michael L. Shakman (Interviewee), Mark R. DePue (Interviewer), Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
An interview of Michael L. Shakman conducted by Mark R. DePue for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. Topics discussed include the Democratic National Convention of 1968; Chicago Council of Lawyers; Independent Voters of Illinois; Chicago Democratic party machine; Chicago patronage; Illinois Constitutional Convention of 1970; Judge Abraham Lincoln Marovich; Judge Nicholas Bua; Justice Walter V. Schaeffer; Richard J. Daley; Paul M. Lurie, C. Richard Johnson; Roger Fross; Robert Plotkin; Shakman I ("Firing" Consent Decree) ; Shakman II ("Hiring" Consent Decree); Mayor Jayne Byrne; Mayor Harold Washington; Mary Lee Leahy; Rutan decision; Richard M. Daley; Donald Tomczak; Robert Sorich; Hispanic Democratic Organization; and Judge Julia Nowicki
Audiobook, English, 2008