AdvertisementFour Books To Help You Master Chicago PoliticsJune 26, 2012NPR StafffacebookEmailRichard J. Daley served as the mayor and Democratic Party boss of Chicago for more than two decades, from 1955 to 1976. His son, Richard M. Daley, served as mayor from 1989 to 2011. Click here for more on the Daley dynasty. (AP)