"I seen my opportunities and I took 'em.", George Washington Plunkitt of Tamminy Hall. There's good graft and bad graft according to Plunkitt. Listen to this candid discourse from a 19th century politician, and decide for yourself if things have changed.
Chapters
1 00 - Preface 5 min 2 01 - Honest Graft and Dishonest Graft 7 min 3 02 - How to Become a Statesman 8 min 4 03 - The Curse of Civil Service Reform 11 min 5 04 - Reformers Only Mornin' Glories 7 min 6 05 - New York City Is Pie for the Hayseeds 7 min 7 06 - To Hold Your District: Study Human Nature and Act 8 min 8 07 - On The Shame of the Cities 8 min 9 08 - Ingratitude in Politics 8 min 10 09 - Reciprocity in Patronage 7 min 11 10 - Brooklynites Natural-Born Hayseeds 7 min 12 11 - Tammany Leaders Not Bookworms 9 min 13 12 - Dangers of the Dress Suit in Politics 7 min 14 13 - On Municipal Ownership 6 min 15 14 - Tammany the Only Lastin' Democracy 8 min 16 15 - Concerning Gas in Politics 8 min 17 16 - Plunkitt's Fondest Dream 6 min 18 17 - Tammany's Patriotism 7 min 19 18 - On the Use of Money in Politics 8 min 20 19 - The Successful Politician Does Not Drink 7 min 21 20 - Bosses Preserve the Nation 6 min 22 21 - Concerning Excise 7 min 23 22 - A Parting Word on the Future of the Democratic Party 4 min 24 23 - Strenuous Life of the Tammany District Leader 15 min
