Rosen, Harold interview

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Material Information

Subjects / Keywords:: Oral histories -- Miami Beach (Fla.)
Mayors--United States--Florida--Miami Beach
Politics and government -- United States -- Florida -- 20th Century
Genre:: Video Recordings
Spatial Coverage:: North and Central America -- United States -- Florida -- Miami-Dade -- Miami Beach
Coordinates:: 25.7909385 x -80.1323601

Scope and Content:: Harold Rosen is an attorney who was Mayor of Miami Beach from 1973-1978. He talks about being a young attorney and hanging out with his friend Jesse Weiss, whose father owned Joe’s Stone Crab. He tells a funny incident there when he was dining with Jesse, J. Edgar Hoover, a frequent patron and Walter Winchell. He also talks about his friendship with Meyer Lansky and their frequent breakfasts at Wolfie’s. He recalls a scuffle during the 1972 Republican convention, the proliferation of gambling, the demolition of The Senator Hotel, the campaign against rent control, and Miami Beach political leadership. Other people mentioned are: Barbara Capitman, Rocky Pomerance, Arthur Godfrey, Estes Kefauver.
Biographical:: Date of Birth: 12-30-1925
General Note:: (Location) 407 Lincoln Road, Penthouse