we should be very close to the Honorable Richard J. Daley Plaza." "That's where they got that Picasso!" Jake enthuses. The classic "use of unnecessary violence in the apprehension of the Blues Brothers has been approved" line delivered by a police dispatcher is an obvious homage to Daley's 1968 order during the riots following Martin Luther King's assassination. See also Timeline of Chicago, 1950s–1970s References Further reading Biographies Detailed scholarly biography. Originally shown on the PBS program American Experience. This Irish-language biography of Richard Daley is considered to be one of the most thorough and comprehensive biographies ever written in Irish. Academic studies Charles Kolb, Review of The American Mayor. External links Remembering Richard J. Daley - UIC Library Mayor Richard J. Daley bio at the Chicago 7 Trial Page Daley Family Tree (interactive graphic) , video excerpt from a 1986 documentary special on Richard J. Daley 1902 births 1976 deaths American people of Irish descent American political bosses American political bosses from Illinois Burials at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Alsip, Illinois) Catholics from Illinois Chicago City Council members Cook County Clerks Daley family De La Salle Institute alumni DePaul University College of Law alumni Democratic Party Illinois state senators Lawyers from Chicago Mayors of Chicago Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Presidents of the United States Conference of Mayors 20th-century American politicians