Mourners celebrate former mayor’s life, energy
Boston bade farewell yesterday to Kevin Hagan White in a historic funeral that celebrated the “incandescent energy’’ of a singular man and marked the end of an era that created the modern city.
(By Martin Finucane and John R. Ellement)
Kevin White, former mayor of Boston, 82
Kevin Hagan White, a colossal political figure who helped transform Boston into a world-class city during 16 years as mayor, died Friday, January 27. Take a look back at the legacy of a legendary figure in Boston politics.
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Kevin White’s parting gift
by Yvonne Abraham
They came by the thousands to praise Kevin White, to mourn him, to bid him farewell. But the flood of stories, tears, and laughter has been about something much bigger than the former mayor, as huge a figure as he was.
Kevin White’s love for Boston left room for his dog
by Brian McGrory
This is a small story about a man and his dog. Actually, it’s a story about a man concealing his dog from his wife. And it gets a little more complicated because the man happened to be the mayor of Boston.
Words simmer on talk of legacy, a spoiled scoop
A feud that has festered for three decades - one deeply embedded in the folklore of Boston political journalism and city politics - erupted into a verbal brawl Monday night on the set of the public affairs television show, “Greater Boston.’’
(By Frank Phillps)
The unflinching Kevin White
by Lawrence Harmon
Former Boston Mayor Kevin Hagan White, who will be buried today, could never pass up an opportunity - for himself or his city. That’s why, for all the traumas and missteps of his 16 years in office, White will be remembered as one of the city’s most daring and effective mayors.
The far-reaching influence of Kevin White
by Roy Greene, Alli Knothe and Colin A. Young
A major part of Kevin H. White’s legacy was that the former Boston mayor attracted a group of bright, young thinkers to City Hall who believed in the power of public service. Many of them went on to influential careers in the city, state, and beyond.
Kevin White lauded for ushering in new era in Boston
by Peter Schworm, Brian Ballou and Dan Adams
The city that four-term mayor Kevin White led to new heights and guided through racial strife paid tribute to his legacy yesterday in an outpouring of heartfelt remembrances from Roxbury to Beacon Hill.
Kevin H. White remembered across Boston
by Peter Schworm
From civic leaders to longtime residents, tributes poured in from across the city today for former mayor Kevin H. White, who died last night at his Beacon Hill home.
Kevin White’s best legacy
by Edward L. Glaeser
BARNEY FRANK’S impending exit from Congress is a milestone for the remarkable set of civic leaders who came of age working with Boston Mayor Kevin White. This roster included not just Frank, who served as White’s chief of staff, but Frank’s sister Ann Lewis, Paul Grogan, Robert Kiley, Peter Meade, Lowell Richards, Fred Salvucci, Micho Spring, and Bob Weinberg. Whether you agree with Frank’s politics, you cannot doubt his abilities, or that the civic engagement of the Kevin White generation helped rebuild Greater Boston.
Where Kevin White fell short
by Adrian Walker
Mel King is not a man given to snap judgments, and he wasn’t inclined to make one yesterday about the complicated legacy of Kevin White.
Kevin White blazed a path from one Boston to the next
With a JFK-style jacket slung over his shoulder and an upbeat smile, Kevin White was part of a generation of big-city mayors, along with his New York counterpart John Lindsay, who saw potential where others saw decline.
Kevin White: The loner and the city he loved and changed
by Brian McGrory
It’s virtually impossible to imagine that the rarified streets of the Back Bay were ever home to flophouses, or to grasp that outsiders ventured into the South End at their own risk after dark, or to realize that a McDonald’s, a gas station, and a lounge called the Hillbilly Ranch ever fronted the Public Garden in the space where the Four Seasons Hotel and the Heritage now proudly stand.
Kevin White says his goodbyes
by Joan Vennochi
Editor’s note: The following article first appeared in The Boston Globe on Saturday, December 31, 1983.
The future of Kevin White
by Globe Editorial
Editor’s note: This editorial first appeared in The Boston Globe on Wednesday, July 14, 1982.
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