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1. “Frank Bogert was the most honest, capable, accomplished and foresighted man who
ever served on PS City Council. His early promotion of Palm Springs first put this city of
the map; he led the charge to incorporate, making the city official. He wrote the only
book cataloguing the history of this town. He twice served as its mayor. He was a
pleasure for all who were lucky to be in his orbit”. -Sharon Apfelbaum
2. “My family lived in section 14 with all the families. All races lived there. We were given a one
year notice that we had to move. I never saw houses being burned while people were not home.
Frank used to come every year to our fiesta’s at Our Lady Of Guadalupe church. He would eat
Mexican food every year and speak to everybody in Spanish. He was friendly and niece to
everybody.” -Richard Godinez
3. “The so-called Human Rights Commission's attempt to slander these men is disgusting.” -
Palm Springs Historical Society in The Palm Springs Desert Sun/USA Today, 6/24/2018
4. “Frank Bogert was an advocate for improving the Desert Highland areas both physically
and with socioeconomic improvements with African-American Reverend Rollins of First
Baptist Church. The two traveled to Washington, D.C. to secure funding. They worked
together frequently and became lifelong friends.” — Family or African-American leader or
parishioner from First Baptist Church
5. “Our father and Frank Bogert had a close relationship of mutual respect and were lifelong
friends.” — the family of the late Pete Siva, Tribal elder
6. “During his time as Mayor, Frank Bogert was instrumental in finding alternative housing
for people living in Section 14. On multiple occasions, he held off evictions and
relocations so that more time could be granted for people to find alternative housing,
and for time to seek State and/or Federal assistance. As Mayor, he tried to balance the
needs of everyone involved.” — Maxine
7. “More than any non-Indian, Frank was instrumental in securing Indian rights of property
ownership, and he advocated and lobbied leaders in Washington, D.C. on the rights of the
Agua Caliente Tribe. He was a tireless advocate for Palm Springs.” - Friend of Frank Bogert
8. “Frank was a friend to everyone regardless of status, race, gender or wealth. These
people included the common man or woman, movie stars or politicians.”— Tribal leader
9. “Frank and his colleagues literally put Palm Springs on the map.” - Palm Springs Historical
Society in The Palm Springs Desert Sun/USA Today Network, 10/25/2020
10. “Working with my husband Gene Autry, Frank facilitated the arrangements which
brought the then-Anaheim Angles to Palm Springs for spring training. He was
instrumental in helping put Palm Springs on the map as a destination.” - Miss Autry
11. “If he had been a racist, I would be the first to help to remove his statue. But…you should
be ashamed of yourselves, and should research the history of Section 14. I loved this man
and cannot understand the hatred that is being spewed about him… I stand with Frank
Bogert.” — Michael Hill
12. “Frank was one of the most dedicated” - Palm Springs Historical Society in The Palm
Springs Desert Sun/USA Today, 6/24/2018
13. “Frank Bogert help put city on [the] map” - Palm Springs Historical Society in The Palm
Springs Desert Sun/USA Today, 6/24/2018
14. “Not surprisingly, the ‘Human Rights Commission’ ignored the human rights of the Agua
Caliente Tribe in its so-called ‘Report.’ The Tribe’s decades-long struggle for self-
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sufficiency and the right to develop its land is a core element of history, but the HRC
willfully whitewashed this crucial point. In the 1950s, Tribal Indians were rich in land but
lived in poverty due to discriminatory FEDERAL laws which held them down.” -
Indian/Tribal leader
15. “Our father would not believe in the removal nor relocation of this statue.” - Family of
the late Pete Siva, Indian tribal elder
16. “Frank Bogart attended most of the Mexican Colony Club activities and was entertained
with our music and enjoyed eating our food and culture. If he had any racism in his body,
he would not have been so visible at our activities or other family functions. - Barbara
17. “Frank had a wonderful sense of humor.” -Carrie Allan, Interview 9/7/21
18. “Frank was a great help for the first Baptist church, the first black church in Palm Springs.” -
Carrie Allan, Interview 9/7/21
19. “Frank called me his “Ahata” and I “Papa Cito” until he died… I am as you can tell Asian, so this
idea that Frank could be racist does not make any sense at all.” - Carrie Allan, Interview 9/7/21
20. “I can tell you that the story are not true because I also have a lot friends in Palm Springs that
have supported Frank through the years on all is campaigns. The whole city voted for him to be
the first mayor… We are almost horrified about the things we are hearing and those of us that
where friends and or family members would like to clear this up this mess in Palm Springs.” -
Carrie Allan, Interview 9/7/21
21. “As my Papa Cito I can tell you that he did not do anything harmful to people… He helped the
little person…he was the greeter for the Presidents, heads of states… he also greeted
everybody.”- Carrie Allan, Interview 9/7/21
22. “He was a good person and a good Christian.” - Carrie Allan, Interview 9/7/21
23. “Recently I was at a Social Function and woman said that Papa Cito, Frank had quit the Rotary
when the first female Rotarian was proposed… That is an absolute lye.” - Carrie Allan, Interview
9/7/21
24. “This was absolutely ridiculous when you hear that Frank was against women.” - Carrie Allan,
Interview 9/7/21
25. “Frank was not a raciest, there (Opposition) just looking to blame anyone… its pretty rough to
drag this poor Family (Franks) through three generations… and have their names smeared like
they have been.” - Carrie Allan, Interview 9/7/21
26. “Frank hired the first back man to the city.” - Carrie Allan, Interview 9/7/21
27. “He was a cowboy mayor and was casual when we spoke to people and not formal, so some
people might misunderstand.” - Carrie Allan, Interview 9/7/21
28. “Frank did things for people and didn’t talk about it… he was modest.” - Carrie Allan, Interview
9/7/21
29. “One of his favorite things to do with me was to discuss ancient China, he loved to do that.” -
Carrie Allan, Interview 9/7/21
30. “I am a 56 year resident in Palm Springs and I hope that our City Council will have the wisdom to
not listen to what is not true.” - Carrie Allan, Interview 9/7/21
31. “He would take time to know everyone and remembered everything.” - Carrie Allan, Interview
9/7/21
32. “Frank helped everybody and to hear any other stories saying otherwise is just sad.” - Carrie
Allan, Interview 9/7/21
33. “My family lived in section 14 with all the families. All races lived there. We were given a one
year notice that we had to move. I never saw houses being burned while people were not home.
Frank used to come every year to our fiesta’s at Our Lady Of Guadalupe church. He would eat
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Mexican food every year and speak to everybody in Spanish. He was friendly and niece to
everybody. Richard “butchie” Malanovich would always walk around the casino’ shaking hands.
He was a good guy. He would come to our house in section 14 with the other guys and have
conversations with the other guys.” - Richard Godinez
34. “Mayor Frank Bogert, long active in trying to solve the housing problems of the minority groups
in Section 14 said he thought the Gould-Crossley project would be a good thing. ‘I think we
ought to stretch a point and let them have the zoning they want,’ he said. ‘Due to the housing
emergency at the present time, we have to lean over backwards.’ Nevertheless, Mayor Bogert
emphasized, he wanted to be sure any dwellings built for rentals would be good housing. ‘I
don’t want to see another slum area. If someone is going to build a place for these people, it
should be good.”- Richard Godinez
35. “When a few Judges, Attorneys and business men got together and decided that the Indians
were uneducated and not capable of handling their lands and income, which was a potential
gold mine, they created the Guardian and Conservatorship Association. I am not sure but the
Bureau of Indian Affairs must have known about this. There is no justification for this
Association, most of the Indians had very little income and had to have food on the table and
retain a Tribal Attorney. My late husband Edmund Peter Siva, a Tribal Member, told me his
story. He said ‘The Attorneys and Business People with the help of the Superior Court were
appointing Conservators like someone in an orchard picking Indians for themselves like they
were picking fruit from the trees.’ He did not want whomever picked to take his estate, which
was by the way very small. He had known Frank for a number of years and he asked him to do
him a favor and take over as conservator to prevent this from happening to him. Frank said you
don’t need a conservator, you are smart and have your father and are capable of managing your
own affairs. Finally, after much conversation pro and con Frank said as a favor to you I will be
your conservator. (He) really did not want to be associated with the group of Lawyers and
business people in this Association, and he never was. The only Conservatorship Frank had was
my husband. My husband and the Tribal Elders did not like it but the papers were drawn up,
taken to the Court and the Indian’s lives were taken over more or less until 1965. Frank was one
of the first to sign off as a conservator.” - Bernadine Siva, June 2020 – Wife of Pete Siva
36. “I am speaking today on behalf of the Richard Milanovich family, and the family only. I
previously wrote a letter to the PS city council explaining our disapproval of the removal and
relocation of Mayor Frank Bogert’s statue. My father had nothing but respect and admiration
for Frank. Their years-long friendship, both professionally and personally, is a testament to that
fact. My father did not believe Frank to be a racist man. He wouldn’t have spoken at his funeral
if he believed him to be so. He would be absolutely appalled to know that his name is being
used in this effort to remove the statute. We are absolutely appalled by it. It is disgusting that
you would use his words, but even more so out of context, especially considering we feel you
are certainly unaware of what his feelings were on the matter and what his feelings were on the
man at the heart of this issue. This is our formal request that you remove any quotes as well as
any mention of my father Richard Milanovich in the Human Rights Commission Report…We do
not agree with any mention of him and it is our firm belief that he would feel the same. And
again we believe that my father would not believe in the removal or relocation of this statue.” -
Trista Milanovich, daughter of Richard Milanovich, at an HRC Special Meeting
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37. “The family of Edmund Peter Siva (Deceased Cahuilla Elder) demand that you stop using his
name in regards to his relationship with Frank Bogert. A relationship and life long friendship
which you do Not know anything about. Your attempts to slander these men and use the name
of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians as a pawn in your game, is disgusting. Please
remove our Father Edmund Peter Siva’s name from the HRC Report, and from PS city councils
agenda.” - Daughters of Pete Siva submitted the following letter to the HRC and the City Council
titled “Cease and Desist”
38. “Our appreciation goes to...Mayor Frank Bogert of Palm Springs who has consistently
demonstrated that he had both the interests of the Indian people and the City of Palm Springs at
heart, and who has time and time again expended commendable effort in helping find a solution
for some of our problems.” - Eileen Miguel, Agua Caliente Tribal Chair in 1962
39. “The Tribal Council for the Agua Caliente Band of Mission Indians want you to know that they
commend you for your recent Clean-Up campaign and they ask that you consider this letter as a
note of their appreciation.” - Edmund Peter Siva, Chairman of the Agua Caliente Council, April
25, 1966, in a letter to the City Council thanking them for their help cleaning up Section 14. Note
that Edmund Peter Siva went by “Pete Siva”, who Bogert voluntarily released from
conservatorship in 1963.
40. “(Milanovich) said Bogert’s contribution to regional Tribes is significant…Hotels eventually
developed major properties on the Tribe’s land, Milanovich said. ‘You couldn’t get long-term
commercial leasing from the (Bureau of Indian Affairs) before Bogert added his lobbying muscle.
This was very important.’ “At Bogert’s funeral in 2009, Milanovich said the cowboy mayor had
been an inspiration to him growing up.” -Richard Milanovich
41. “It was then Mayor Frank Bogert who gave him a job as a recreation supervisor. Jordan said he
had suggested to Bogert at the time, 1961, that he might not be accepted by whites in that
position. Bogert had been adamant about going ahead with the job offer, and it was the
beginning of a brilliant career for Jordan.” - Charles Jordan
42. “He was my friend”...Bogert warned him that ’some rednecks’ had made threats against (Oden).
He let the men know he had Oden’s back. ‘What he was saying was ‘I’m looking out for
you....And he did.” - Ron Oden in 2009 (Palm Springs’ first Black and Gay Mayor as well as the
first ever Chairman of the city’s Human Rights Commission)
43. “For me, he was a white man, but he understood my culture” - Manuel Gonzales, Mexican
National at Bogert’s funeral in 2009
44. “What Frank was doing was making everyone understand you don’t have to be putting on airs
about your station in life or the color of your skin. What matters is what’s in our hearts" -
Richard Milanovich, Agua Caliente Tribal Chairman in 2009
45. “Frank Bogert did a lot for Mexican people” - Pasqual Quiroz, the first Mexican American born in
Palm Springs
46. “As a Gay man living in PS for 30 years, my husband and I knew this man very well. His heart
was full of fun, laughter and love for Palm Springs citizens. Before, you misguided people take
to the streets, know your facts. This city is better because of Frank, and so am I. Your posts
were inaccurate and show you really do not know Palm Spring history...This man was my friend.
He was NOT Racist and NOT Homophobic. All of you posting on social media, and also those
who like these posts are so uneducated about this man. I am all for the fair treatment of ALL
America, and if Frank was a Racist, I would be the first to help to remove his statue. But for
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some of who have posted, you should be ashamed of yourselves, and should research the
history of section 14. I loved this man and cannot understand the hatred that is being spewed
about him….I stand with Frank Bogert.” — Michael Hill
47. “People in Mexico think the world of Frank, not because he has money, because he doesn't.” -
Friends of Frank Bogert
48. “You’d go out to lunch with him and he spends as much time talking with the Mexican help as
he does talking with other people at the table” -Fred Hoover, President of the Continental Can
Co., explained to the Desert Sun
49. “Mayor Bogert and Councilman Ted McKinney with spearheading work on obtaining housing for
families evicted from Section 14. “They've worked very hard on it.” he said. “It's good to see
things moving along.” -Kirk
50. “As Palm Springs builds for the future, it is working for adequate housing for its citizens.” -The
Desert Sun
51. “He (Frank) was a great man” - Tom Kieley III Interview (3:35)
52. “He (Frank) was one of the best things that happen to this town” - Tom Kieley III Interview
I(3:42)
53. “He promoted the place he lived (Palm Spring)... The place he loved”- Tom Kieley III Interview
(14:35)
54. “Everyone is focused on the Section 14 housing.. What he did or didn’t do... Nobody is focused
on the Section 8 housing and that was important.” - Tom Kieley III Interview (28:30)
55. “I could not stand by to see the character of a perfectly decent person maligned slanderously
with completely false information by people who clearly have an agenda and that didn’t even
know Frank” - Norm King Interview (2:20)
56. “And in terms of what they have sighted as documentation as to why Frank was recist and why
his statue should be torn down… is completely… completely flagrant and fallacious.” - Norm King
Interview (2:40)
57. “The first female president of the Rotary Club was good friend of Frank” - Norm King Interview
(12:45)
58. “I like to tell people that Frank Bogert was probably the first advocate for Indian sonverty” -
Doug Evans Interview (19:30)
59. “Frank had a reputation of being a solid trustworthy guy and that whatever he said you could
rely on…” - David Christian Interview (5:40)
60. “(Since Franks Passing in 2009) His friends have been advocating for decades, so when you think
about that, that many people want to speak on his behalf that pretty amazing” - David Christian
Interview (6:20)
61. “He was just a fun person to know” - Doti Hubbard Interview (9:50)
62. “When I lived in Section 14 (it wasn't called that then…. It was the reservation) that is when my
family and Frank became friends.” - Doti Hubbard Interview (10:08)
63. “He cared care about people as individuals”- Doti Hubbard Interview (25:00)
64. “I knew Charles Jordan very well… He had the same good memories I did of his childhood.He
said even if I lived in a mansion I could not of had a better place to grow up… He also lived in
Section 14 and of course he lived there longer than I did and had more experience there than I
did but he has spoken very strongly about Frank Bogert to the high school graduation class, he
has given inspirational talks, he has been quoted in the Los ANgeles Times and of course the
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Desert Sun giving credit to Frank Bogert for getting him started in his career. At a time when he
has said himself was reluctant to taking the job or that Mr Bogert would be criticised because
he was black and there had not been a black person in the government… the local government
till then. And Frank insisted and stood by him and what a wonderful success story that is” - Doti
Hubbard Interview (19:40)
65. “The allegations of the HRC report are fallacious and slanderous. These allegations are
methodically and totally rebutted in the Rebuttal Statement issued by the Friends of Frank.” -
Norm King
66. “If the Council brands Frank a racist for his involvement in Section 14 the Council must also
accuse the past Tribal Council and its leaders as being racist because the record clearly shows
that the city became involved in Section 14 at the urging of the Tribe and the Bureau of Indian
Affairs.” -Norm King
67. “The creation of and distribution of the HRC report and it’s attached resolution circumvented
normal city processes and fact-checking. The Report’s anonymous author has not been revealed.
City staff did not review or fact-check the report. The most slanderous statements in the Report
come directly from a college student paper written 20 years ago and most are stated without
attribution. There was no attempt to solicit any contrary opinion or facts. The report was in fact
not a “report “. It was a conviction notice without a trial.” -Norm King
68. “There was virtually no discussion at the HRC meeting. Though it was listed on the agenda as
an item coming from the Executive Committee and I was told by a city staff person that he/she
believed that the Executive Committee had authored the report there is no record that any such
meetings were noticed as required by the Brown Act. We are supposedly asked to believe the
report somehow came out of the air and landed on the HRC agenda.” -Norm King
69. “I have known Frank Bogert off and on from the early 60's and he did not have a racist bone in
his body. He treated everyone he met with respect and had no agenda. He was a good listener
as well. We should all try to emulate him.” -Chris Pankau
70. “Mayor Frank Bogart was a very generous man. I remember many times after school in high
school, myself and several friends of his daughter Donna would hang out at his house listening
to the current music, a lot of Beatles. He would occasionally come in and visit a gang of his
daughters friends in his living room and be very funny. I also remember his generosity by taking
several of us horseback riding. I remember my dad who was the manager at the Dollhouse
nightclub, would comment about Mayor Bogart coming in to enjoy the music of the Guadalajara
boys. Removing his statue would be a disgrace to a good man and family, and the history of
Palm Springs.” - Brent Price
71. “Franks was a leader who worked hard to move the city forward. He was one of the first
believers in Tribal sovereignty when few would stand up for Tribal rights and Tribal members.” -
Doug Evans
72. “ He was a wonderful man and made Palm Springs what it is Today” -Barbara Finerman & Bale
Williams
73. “He was a wonderful family man that loved the desert and made it a better place with no
prejudice, for all.” -Jackie Walker Carney
74. “The true story of Section 14 as told by the Tribal Chair of the Agua Caliente band of Cahuilla
Indians in Palm Springs. This is a fascinating story and important history for the City of Palm
Springs. Frank Bogert was a friend of the Tribal Council and an advocate of Tribal members
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trying to wrest control of their own lands from the Federal government so they could develop
their downtown land and become financially independent. It was a most difficult and
challenging time in Palm Springs’ history because this process also meant turmoil and relocation
for low income people of all colors on downtown Cahuilla land. It was considered a giant step
forward at the time for the local tribe but today is part of a historical revision aimed at toppling
the Bogert statue.” - Doni Hubbard
75. “Frank will always be Mr. Palm Springs to me. He was a longtime friend of my husband Tony
Owen. Very special man” - Mary Hendler
76. “It is impossible to teach and keep the true story of Palm Springs if a few people, who know
nothing about the story of and about Frank Bogert and what he did to put Palm Springs on the
map have their way and destroy those memories. I knew Frank and both of his spouses and
children. We were and are close friends and share so many memories. Now we have a few
"Johnnie Come Late" and defame his memory. Instead of using all that energy to destroy a good
mans' name, channel the energy into doing something about the homeless and what they are
doing to this City.” - Bernadine Siva
77. “I don't see how they even have the right to do this.They want to distort the history and legacy
of Frank Bogert then they must not like Palm Springs ,since Frank is responsible fo a lot of the
reasons People even know about Palm Springs.He was devoted to making Palm Springs a place
people wanted to come and visit and live.These people are making people want to leave.Why
don't THEY just leave !” - George Burnham
78. “The statue in front of City Hall embodies what Palm Springs was and IS (well, should be). What
if the cowboy was Gene Autry? These City “officials” have no idea or respect for the history or
heritage of our city. For that matter our valley. Maybe move to city where they can ruin
someone else’s culture!” - Fred Weigel
79. “I moved to Palm Springs in1986 after meeting my future husband Dick Finan. I was amazed by
all of the friendships Dick had and the love of the community. All of these people held Frank in
the highest regard and love of Beautiful Palm Springs. My memories of these extraordinary
people in such a wonderful community are forever held fondly in my heart. What in the world
has happened in politics today. Just can’t wrap my head around it all. Please Palm Springs, leave
our beloved Frank where he is” - Jill Finan
80. “ I was 7 or 8 and I saw this tall whiteman… dressed in a charow outfit… a cowboy outfit and he
would come on in… and enjoy the music and eat the food, he loved the culture… he would talk
to the people among the people. That’s how I remember him… It brought me great joy to know
this man who even spoke Spanish to our families was there….” - Barbara Eves and Vera Wall
Interview (4:45)
81. “Frank would ask to Pastor Rollens, while his church was being built on the north end - “Do you
need any help or anything? Often he Frank would arrive to help” - Barbara Eves and Vera Wall
Interview (11:43)
82. “He was very involved with the village with businesses and whomever he could help… boom
there he was with a smile on his handsome face. - Barbara and Vera Interview Interview (12:35)
83. “There are people who have arrived in the village a few years ago… that have formed options
that never knew him (Frank)... I have been sad… I have been angry…. I wanted to know how I
could got to a council meeting and speak me mind…” - Barbara Eves and Vera Wall Interview
(14:30)
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84. “They are unfounded (the frank accusations) and he earned an honorable reputation in the
village and the city of palm springs and it does hurt to see these new comers and we mean new
comers because we have live here in Palm Springs our whole life.” - Barbara Eves and Vera Wall
Interview (11:45)
85. “We believe we know the labor needs of various sections of the country and have concluded
that your area has a labor shortage since you have set an example of employment regardless of
race and your citizens believe and equal opportunities for all we would like to send a number of
our colored people to your area for employment please let us know the number of people
needed the responsible people who will see to it that they are well employed and housing
arrangements that can be made for them as some of them have very large families.” - Chairman,
Committee for Economic Improvement of Colored People
86. “Sixty years of kudos and titles reach beyond civic borders. He spent the past year as a member
of the President's Commission on Americans Outdoors, traveling throughout America. He rides
with the Rancheros Visitadores, a select club that includes President Reagan, Cabinet members,
and captains of industry. He served a Governor's appointment to the Palm Springs Aerial
Tramway Authority, and was the Governor's representative to the Commission of the
Californias. A selected director of the California Tourist Commission, Bogert was also a member
of the Riverside County Board of Equalization. On the exterior, he's a diamond in the rough. But
behind those burnished years is a polished thinker, a sharp-edged historian, a worldly man who
sparkles with pride in the community he helped to create.” -Sharon Apfelbaum, Palm Springs
City Council Member Palm Springs Life staff
87. “Frank Bogert has lived through all of it. The man is a great public servant. A man of integrity,
honesty, and absolutely incorruptible. How he got the job in the first place I'll never know.
He's a great family man. He has a flock of grandchildren and they get along well because he
speaks their language. He spent the past year as a member of the President's Commission of
Americans Outdoors. He belonged with the group because he's helped keep Palm Springs great
for the past 50 years.” - Bob Hope
88. “The Board of Library Trustees and the editors wish to thank Mayor Bogert and Mr. Corliss for
their assistance, unflagging good cheer, and remarkable stories, many of which, sadly, are
unlikely to ever make it to any book.” - Margaret Roades (Palm Springs Librarian) & Sally
McManus (Director, Palm Springs Historical Society)
89. “Frank Bogert, That crusty old desert rat, with a mischievous twinkle in his eye, that quick, sharp
wit and a heart as expansive as the desert floor, has given us all something very special.” - Huell
Howser, PBS producer and host and grateful Coachella Valley resident.
90. “Fran’s been an important part of the life, the texture and the fabric of Palm SPrings and the
Coachella Valley seemingly forever. He’s been here since the 1920s and has been right in the
middle of everything the whole time.” - Huell Howser, PBS producer and host and grateful
Coachella Valley resident.
91. “My friend Frank Bogert spent the majority of his life dedicated to working for the people of
Palm Springs and building a viable future for the city he loved. He was a member of the City
Council and served four terms as Mayor of Palm Springs, including two terms as the first mayor
elected directly. The Palm Springs Aerial Tramway is here because of Frank, the Angels baseball
team held Spring Training here because of Frank. Tourism and a thriving downtown are also part
of his legacy. He was proud to serve in the Navy during World War II, earning a bronze star for
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bravery in lwo Jima and Okinawa. The City of Palm Springs is here because Frank Bogert was
here.” - Gene Autry (Jackie)
92. “Leave Frank alone!” - Donald Williams
93. “Frank along with a few others built this town and always considered the Native Americans in
doing so. We would not have such a wonderful town to live in if it were not for Frank
Bogert!!!!”- Marla Madrigal
94. “A fine man that I’m honored to have considered a friend.” - Richard Pell
95. “Good man...my parents admired him greatly…” - Tom VanNess
96. “A premier man. A dear friend to many- most considerate and a Great Patriot - a Legend in Palm
Springs, and honored throughout the World. Frank is greatly missed.” - Bozman Artz
97. “Good Man” - Cheri Graham
98. “Save Frank.” - Mary Cass
99. “A man of generosity, kindness, and patriotism. Rest in peace mayor.” - Brent Price
100. “ He was a wonderful family man that loved the desert and made it a better place with
no prejudice, for all.” - Jackie Walker Carney
101. “My old friend in PalmSprings,Frank ! Don’t remove his statue ! Regards from fare away
austria Fritz Hummel sen.” - Fritz Hummel
102. “Cities do not care about History, Historical Societies are the ones that preserve our
History. The important time needs to be spent on where and who will preserve the Frank
Bogert Statue. I don't think Frank would want to be in front of City Hall with the way they have
treated his Memory.” - Henry Fernandez
103. Palm Springs mayor Ron Oden presents The Key to the CIty to former Palm SPrings
Mayor Frank Bogert during the “This is your life, Frank Bogert” Tribute dinner at the Agua
Caliente Casino on Thursday night. - Pat Maio reporter for The Desert Sun; May 4, 2005
104. “Bogert welcomed many distinguished visitors to the city. He welcomed multiple
presidents including Harry S. Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon,
Lyndon B. Johnson, Ronald Reagan and Gerald Ford when they flew into the Palm Springs
Airport. International dignitaries like the President of Mexico, and Prince Phillip and Prince
Charles from the British Empire.” - Renee BrownSpecial to The Desert Sun; May 25, 2017.
105. "He was very funny and had a great sense of humor. He was known as a man of his
word. He didn't pull any punches on political correctness. He was well educated and one of a
kind. People were always important to him. He loved personalities. Of course, he was glad you
related to him." - Harpo An American Clown
106. “The City of Palm Springs paid homage to its iconic former cowboy mayor Frank Bogert,
who passed away Sunday, with a five minute tribute video Wednesday evening that was
broadcast during the regularly scheduled City Council meeting.” - Amy Blaisdell, Director of
Communications for the City of Palm Springs; March 26, 2009