Abstract
Oral history interview with Robert Cavano, a lifelong Cleveland resident born in the 1920s. Cavano served as City Club president in 1976 and was a member from 1970-2004. The interview documents his observations of the club's evolution from its original Short Vincent location through major institutional changes including the admission of women's in 1972, notable speakers and controversial forums, and the City Club's role in Cleveland's political discourse during periods of significant social change including school desegregation, mayoral elections featuring Carl Stokes and Dennis Kucinich, and the city's economic transformation from industrial manufacturing to medical and educational sectors. Cavano provides firsthand accounts of the club's famous "Soviet Table" and "Sanhedrin Table" political discussions, memorable speakers including Dr. Helen Caldicott and Dr. William Shockley, and reflects on the club's historical function as an inclusive forum for free speech in contrast to Cleveland's more exclusive social clubs that practiced religious and racial discrimination.
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Interviewee
Cavano, Robert (interviewee)
Interviewer
Humphrey, Tom (interviewer); Estrin, Rachel (participant)
Project
City Club - Civil Rights
Date
8-3-2004
Document Type
Oral History
Duration
67 minutes
Recommended Citation
"Robert Cavano interview, 03 August 2004" (2004). Cleveland Regional Oral History Collection. Interview 807003.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/crohc000/804
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