Talk:William J. Green III

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Article uses several non-neutral words, needs to conform with NPOV ("great example of leadership," "dynamism", etc.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.94.1.14 (talk) 07:59, 22 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

William J. Green was the best Mayor the city of Philadelphia ever had, he should run again! --—Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.181.39.10 (talk • contribs)

Was the kid a boy or a girl?--—Preceding unsigned comment added by Kanine1018 (talk • contribs)

Patricia Green was 40 years old, not forty three when their daughter Maura was born. Green's son, William J Green IIII, is currently running for City Council in Philadelphia.162.83.188.61 23:59, 11 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I've followed Mayor Green's career fairly closely and thus have edited this article not only for historical accuracy and overall style but to remove the bias that previously marred its credibility. I think you'll find that it now adheres more closely to Wikipedia standards ... and it reads a helluva lot better, too. Richard Harnett "Dick" Bloom 18:43, 25 February 2010 (UTC)

Requested move 1 January 2018

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The result of the move request was: MOVED. No objections raised, Bill Green (Philadelphia politician) will be redirected to Bill Green per the proposal. (non-admin closure) Simplexity22 (talk) 05:00, 9 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

All three generations of these Philadelphia, Pa. politicians are commonly known as Bill Green, so the current title for the youngest Bill Green should be redirected to the main Bill Green disambiguation page.

Also, the third Green self-identified as "Bill" during his political career:

For instance in this 1976 poster for his unsuccessful campaign for US Senate.
Also, President Jimmy Carter referred to him as "Bill Green" in this 1980 campaign speech, when Green was Mayor of Philadelphia. A 1979 White House memo to President Carter (p. 12) frequently uses "Bill Green".
Scholarly works that use "Bill Green" include this 1997 book Making Local News, as well as this 2014 UPenn biography of Green's successor Wilson Goode. The 2007 book Lyndon B. Johnson: Towards the Great Society, February 1, 1964 - May 31, 1964 uses "Bill Green III".

For the youngest Bill Green, his official website uses "Bill Green", and news media uses "Bill Green IV" at times, like this 2015 Philly.com article, Philly.com in 2013, this 2015 Philadelphia Magazine article, and this 2015 PoliticsPA article.

Finally, about William/Bill Jr., despite more google results for "William J. Green Jr." Congress vs. "Bill Green Jr." Congress, I can find many uses of "Bill" for Junior over the years:

A 1961 story in the Delaware County Daily Times.
A 1964 Associated Press story reprinted in The Evening Standard in Uniontown, Pennsylvania has a headline: "Congressional Bid by Bill Green Jr." (actually referring to Bill III as "Jr." somehow).
This 2008 Philadelphia Magazine profile of the Green political dynasty is consistent in using "Bill" for all three generations.
Rostenkowski: The Pursuit of Power and the End of the Old Politics 2000 book by Richard E. Cohen.
Pennsylvania Elections 2014 book by John J. Kennedy, political science professor at West Chester University
Subordination Or Empowerment?: African-American Leadership and the Struggle for Urban Political Power by Richard A. Keiser, Carleton College professor
Pennsylvania Politics Today and Yesterday: The Tolerable Accommodation 2010 book by Paul B. Beers, columnist for The Patriot-News Arbor to SJ (talk) 07:35, 1 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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