ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv, hiː tˈʊɹd ðə ɹˈuːɪnz ʌvðə bˈɜːndˈaʊt spˈʌndʒ ɹˈʌbɚ pɹˈɑːdʌkts plˈænt ɪn ʃˈɛltən wɪð ðˈɛn kənˈɛɾɪkət ɡˈʌvɚnɚɹ ˈɛlə ɡɹˈæsoʊ, wˌɪtʃ lˈɛd tə ðɪ ᵻvˈɛntʃuːəl ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ʌvðə pɹˈɑːpɚɾi æz ɹˈɪvɚwˌɔːk pˈɑːɹk, θˈɜːɾi jˈɪɹz lˈeɪɾɚ.
In 1975, he toured the ruins of the burned-out Sponge Rubber Products plant in Shelton with then Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso, which led to the eventual establishment of the property as Riverwalk Park, thirty years later.