The Initiative on Cities is proud to release Leading the American City, a five-part video history of American mayoral leadership, governance, and power. The series features personal interviews with eight transformative mayors, who reflect on their time in office and offer insight into the job of mayor.

The featured mayors include:

• Karl Dean, Mayor of Nashville, TN, 2007-2015
• Manny Diaz, Mayor of Miami, FL, 2001-2009
• Shirley Franklin, Mayor of Atlanta, GA, 2002-2010
• Michael Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia, PA, 2008-2016
• Don Plusquellic, Mayor of Akron, OH, 1987-2015
• Scott Smith, Mayor of Mesa, AZ, 2008-2014
• Anthony Williams, Mayor of Washington, DC, 1999-2007
• Lisa Wong, Mayor of Fitchburg, MA, 2007-2015