George Reedy
George Reedy | |
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| 10th White House Press Secretary | |
| In office March 19, 1964 – July 8, 1965 | |
| President | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Pierre Salinger |
| Succeeded by | Bill Moyers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Edward Reedy August 5, 1917 East Chicago, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | March 21, 1999 (aged 81) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Chicago (BA) |
George Edward Reedy (August 5, 1917 – March 21, 1999) was the tenth White House Press Secretary, and served under President Lyndon B. Johnson from 1964 to 1965.
Life and career
Born in
United Press in Washington, D.C. before joining Johnson's Senate staff in 1951. He worked as an aide to Johnson during his presidential campaign in 1960, his term as vice-president, and his early months as President. When Pierre Salinger
resigned as press secretary in March 1964, Reedy was named to the position.
During the escalation of the American involvement in
Watergate presidency, Gerald Ford asked his White House staff to read it.[1]
In 1972 Reedy accepted an appointment as professor and dean of the journalism school at Marquette University. Reedy resigned as dean in 1976, but continued as Lucius W. Nieman Professor of Journalism (1977–1990) and Professor Emeritus (1991–1996).
Reedy was married to fellow journalist Lillian Greenwald from 1948 until her death in 1984. He was married to Ruth Wissman from 1988 until his death in Milwaukee in 1999.
Works
- The Twilight of the Presidency: An Examination of Power and Isolation in the White House (1970, rev. 1987) ISBN 0-453-00567-5
- The Presidency in Flux (1973) ISBN 0-231-03736-8
- Lyndon B. Johnson: A Memoir (1982) ISBN 0-8362-6610-2
- The U.S. Senate: Paralysis, or a Search for Consensus? (1986) ISBN 0-517-56239-1
- From the Ward to the White House: The Irish in American Politics (1991) ISBN 0-684-18977-1
References
- ^ John Dean's essay on The Twilight of the Presidency
External links
- John Dean's essay on The Twilight of the Presidency
- Oral History Interviews with George Reedy, from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
- Appearances on C-SPAN
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