Lauren Stein McLean and James "Jimmy" Hallyburton
Recorded
August 29, 2022
Archived
August 29, 2022
41:34 minutes
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Id:
mby022036
Description
James "Jimmy" Hallyburton (39) interviews his colleague Lauren Stein McLean (47) about her journey and experiences as the first woman elected to serve as mayor of Boise, Idaho.Subject Log / Time Code
JH talks about his excitement to record with StoryCorps and also expresses importance of recording historical moment of LM's journey as the first female elected mayor of Boise, Idaho.
LM recalls the day she was elected.
LM recalls a story about a group of girl scouts and expresses what her role meant to girls.
LM talks about the mental transition between the election and being sworn in.
LM recalls going to her first mayor convention and becoming ill.
LM recalls her vision when she was running for office.
LM recalls Covid and her experiences during March 2020.
LM recalls expressing "This will be what defines my term".
LM remembers plans before Covid and also recalls her environment after staff became remote.
LM recalls the mask mandate, mask burnings, the impact, and her feelings at the time.
LM talks about navigating balance as a woman in office.
LM expresses "I just want to do the best that I can, being the person that I am".
LM recalls the night of her first State of the City Address.
JH recalls the audience during LM's speech.
LM expresses what she is looking forward to in her life.
Participants
- Lauren Stein McLean
- James "Jimmy" Hallyburton