Byrne, John E. "Jeb" oral history interview

Authors

Don Nicoll

Document Type

Oral History

Publication Date

2-24-2001

Interview Number

MOH 258

Abstract

John E. “Jeb” Byrne was born January 15, 1925 in New York City. He went to public schools in Larchmont, New York, attended Iona Prep School, and then served in World War II for two years. Byrne graduated in 1949 from Marquette University College of Journalism on the GI Bill. Both of his parents were Democrats and politically active. Byrne became the Editor of Iona News, which he did for two years, then started a daily Catholic newspaper in Kansas City, Missouri in 1950 called the Sun Herald. He also worked for UPI. Byrne moved to Maine in 1951 to run a one-man UPI bureau. He was Governor Clint Clauson’s press secretary in 1958.

Scope and Content Note

Interview includes discussions of: John F. Kennedy visit to Augusta; working at the General Services Administration (GSA); 1964 presidential campaign; advance work; Muskie’s relationship with Maine; impressions of Edmund Muskie; Clinton Clauson; Maine politics; and Maury Williams.

Use Restrictions

Copyright Bates College. This transcript is provided for individual Research Purposes Only; for all other uses, including publication, reproduction and quotation beyond fair use, permission must be obtained in writing from: The Edmund S. Muskie Archives and Special Collections Library, Bates College, 70 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, Maine 04240-6018.

Recommended Citation

Nicoll, Don, "Byrne, John E. "Jeb" oral history interview" (2001). Edmund S. Muskie Oral History Collection. 64.
https://scarab.bates.edu/muskie_oh/64