Barrett Mc Gurn

Background

Gurn, Barrett Mc was born on August 6, 1914 in New York City. Son of William Barrett and Alice (Schneider) McGurn.

Education

AB, Fordham University, 1935. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Fordham University, 1958.

Career

Editor, Fordham Ram, 1934-1935; with, New York Herald Tribune, 1935-1966; assistant correspondent, New York Herald Tribune, Rome, 1939; bureau chief, New York Herald Tribune, Rome, 1946-1952, 55-62; reporting staff, New York Herald Tribune, 1935-1942, 62-66; bureau chief, New York Herald Tribune, Paris, 1952-1955; acting chief bureau, New York Herald Tribune, Moscow, 1958; with, assignments in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Hungary (1956 revolution), Egypt, Greece, Yugoslavia, Poland, Center Africa, Gaza Strip., New York Herald Tribune, 1946-1962; press attache, American Embassy, Rome, 1966-1968; counselor for press affairs, American Embassy, Vietnam, 1968-1969; United States consular officer, secretary appointed by President, 1969; director, United States Government Press Center, Vietnam, 1968-1969; White House and Pentagon liaison for State Department spokesman, Washington, 1969-1972; World Affairs commentator, United States Information Agency, 1972-1973; director public information, Supreme Court of the United States Court, Washington, 1973-1982; director communications, Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, 1984-1987; president, Carroll Public Company public Catholic Standard and El Pregonero, 1987-1991; director, Our Sunday Vistor Public Company, 1988-1998. Member Italian-American commission to select Italian fellowship winners for study in the United States, 1950-1952.

Member United States National Catholic Committee on Comm. Policy, 1970-1974,White House Committee on Drug Control Information, 1970-1972. Member interdependent commission on United States government press information policy, 1970, interdependent United States government task force to rescue 100 Americans kidnapped in Jordan, 1970, one-man United States Presidential mission to Cambodia on media news problems, 1970.

Archivist John Carroll Society, Washington, 1990-1997.

Achievements

• Barrett Mc Gurn has been listed as a notable Communications executive, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Corrs. Fund, 1965-1968. Member board Anglo-American Charity Fund in Italy, 1967-1968. Vice president Citizens Association, Westmoreland Hills, Maryland., 1984-1986.

Sergeant Army of the United States, 1942-1945. Member Foreign Press Association Italy (vice president 1951-1952, president 1961-1962), Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe Corrs. Association Paris (treasurer 1955), Authors Guild, American Foreign Svc.

Association, PaxRomana Society for Catholic Intellectuals (Washington chairman since 1986, director since 1994), Overseas Press Club (president 1963-1965), National Press Club, Kenwood Club, Cosmos Club, Fordham University Club Washington (Board of Governors since 1990).

Connections

Married Mary Elizabeth Johnson, May 30, 1942 (deceased February 1960). Children: William Barrett III, Elizabeth (Mistress John Jay Hehn), Andrew. Married Janice Ann McLaughlin, June 19, 1962.

Children: Summers, Martin Barrett, Mark Barrett.

Father:

William Barrett McGurn

Mother:

Alice (Schneider) McGurn

Spouse:

Mary Elizabeth Johnson

Spouse:

Janice Ann McLaughlin

child:

Summers Gurn

child:

Mark Barrett Gurn

child:

Martin Barrett Gurn

child:

William Barrett III Gurn

child:

Elizabeth Gurn (Mistress John Jay Hehn)

child:

Andrew Gurn