When asked where his arrest for drug possession at the Vista Hotel in 1990 might appear in his obituary, D.C. Councilman and former Mayor Marion Barry conceded it could be at the top.
“It will probably be at the top if it’s written by other people who don’t know me,” he said. “It’s not the way I should be remembered.”
Barry spoke to DC50’s Chris Core for an interview that airs at 6:30 p.m. Saturday.
“These other things people read about is just a sliver,” said Barry, referring to the controversies that have dogged him throughout much of his public life. “Out of 50-something years, that’s three days probably. Five days.”
Barry also told Core “of course” there were still people who wanted to put him in jail.
