Patience and Fortitude: A History of Mayor La Guardia on WNYC; James Baldwin and Shirley Chisholm at 100 Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Mayor La Guardia conducts the combined police, fire and sanitation department bands in God Bless America for I Am An American Day in Central Park on May 22, 1942. ( Acme News Photo/WNYC Archive Collections )