Background
George Edward Reedy was born on August 5, 1917, in East Chicago, Illinois, United States. He was the son of George Edward and Mary (Mulvaney) Reedy.
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Reedy attended Senn High School in Chicago.
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Reedy graduated from the University of Chicago in 1938.
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An examination of contemporary political discord, recommending the restoration of democratic dialogue to improve communication between the government and the people.
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1973
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The long-time Johnson aide and former presidential press secretary paints an incisive portrait of the two faces of Lyndon Johnson--the brilliant, inspiring political leader and the boorish, egotistical personality.
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1985
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An insider's analysis of why today's Senate doesn't work that examines the human motives and intricate behaviors of ritual and maneuver that determine what the Senate can and can't accomplish.
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1986
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Reedy, former press secretary to Lyndon Johnson and an Irish-American, offers a warm anecdotal overview of the growth of Irish-American political power.
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1991
George Edward Reedy was born on August 5, 1917, in East Chicago, Illinois, United States. He was the son of George Edward and Mary (Mulvaney) Reedy.
Reedy attended Senn High School in Chicago and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1938.
George Reedy began his career as a reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer, but after a few weeks he left for the United Press in Washington, D.C., eventually being assigned to the Senate and covering then-Senator Johnson since Reedy was convinced that one day Johnson would be president. He worked as an aide to Johnson during his presidential campaign in 1960, term as vice-president, and early months as President. When Pierre Salinger resigned as press secretary in March 1964, Reedy was named to the position.
Reedy resigned in 1966 over a disagreement about Vietnam War policy. In 1968 he returned to the White House to work as a special assistant shortly before Johnson's surprise announcement that he would not seek reelection.
Subsequently, he held a job as a corporate executive for two years, served on many advisory boards and commissions, lectured and wrote (producing newspaper columns, book reviews and seven books). Reedy started a supplementary newspaper serving South America and published The Twilight of the Presidency in 1970.
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).
(The long-time Johnson aide and former presidential press ...)
1985(An insider's analysis of why today's Senate doesn't work ...)
1986(An examination of contemporary political discord, recomme...)
1973(Reedy, former press secretary to Lyndon Johnson and an Ir...)
1991(An examination of power and isolation in the White House)
1970Reedy was known as a person with intellectual leanings who knew everything about everything.
Quotes from others about the person
“Reedy knows more about things I couldn’t care less about than anyone else I’ve ever known”, according to an obituary in the New York Times.
In 1948, Reedy married Lillian Greenwald, a fellow journalist, but she died in 1984, and, in 1988, Reedy married Ruth Wissman.