- Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
- Title:
- I WAS THERE: James R. Padar
- Creator:
- Padar, James R.
Russick, John - Publisher:
- Chicago, Ill. : Studs Terkel Center for Oral History, Chicago History Museum
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago History Museum - Date of Original:
- 2008-08-26
- Subject:
- Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.)
Oral history
Interviews
Riots
Elections
Political science - Location:
- United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, Lincoln Park, 41.9217, -87.64783 - Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
- Type:
- Sound
Text
StillImage - Format:
- audio/mpeg
image/jpeg
application/pdf - 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 witnessed interactions between protestors and fellow officers while on patrol.
- Metadata URL:
- http://collections.carli.illinois.edu/cdm/ref/collection/chm_oh/id/92
- IIIF manifest:
- https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/iiif/2/chm_oh:92/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- © 2015 Chicago Historical Society, all rights reserved
For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, please visit https://images.chicagohistory.org or contact rightsrepro@chicagohistory.org. - Extent:
- Audio file: 47:31 minutes
- Original Collection:
- Oral History Collection (Chicago History Museum)
I WAS THERE: The 1968 Democratic National Convention Oral History Project - Contributing Institution:
- Chicago History Museum
- Rights:
-
