Top 3 Quotes & Sayings by Jerome Cavanagh

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American politician Jerome Cavanagh.
Last updated on November 21, 2024.
Jerome Cavanagh

Jerome Patrick Cavanagh was an American politician who served as the mayor of Detroit, Michigan from 1962 to 1970. Initially seen as another John F. Kennedy, his reputation was doomed by the 1967 riots. He was the first mayor to reside at Manoogian Mansion, donated to the city by the industrial baron Alex Manoogian.

What will it profit this country if we... put our man on the Moon by 1970 and at the same time you can't walk down Woodward Avenue in this city without fear of some violence? — © Jerome Cavanagh
What will it profit this country if we... put our man on the Moon by 1970 and at the same time you can't walk down Woodward Avenue in this city without fear of some violence?
He played football too long without a helmet.
We hoped against hope that what we had been doing was enough to prevent a riot. It was not enough.
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