Oral history interview with John F. Burby : oral history transcript / By Carlos Vasquez, Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1987.

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Oral history interview with John F. Burby : oral history transcript / By Carlos Vasquez, Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles for the State Government Oral History Program, California State Archives, 1987.

Burby discusses his family background, education, World War II military experience, his career in journalism, and service as press secretary to Gov. Edmund G. Brown, Sr., from 1961 to 1967. He comments on significant events and issues that impacted the Brown administration, and on state and local politics in general.

[vi], ii, 178 p. ; 29 cm.

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Burby, John F., 1924-

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Journalist. Press Secretary for Gov. Edmund G. (Pat) Brown, 1961-1967. Previously a journalist for the Hawaii bureau of United Press, the Honolulu Advertiser, and the San Francisco Chronicle, Burby went on to edit and publish the National Journal (Washington, D.C.) from 1970 to 1974. In 1978, he became a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times and, in 1983, was named as assistant editor of the editorial pages. He is the author of the book, The Great American Motion Sickness (1971). Fr...

State Government Oral History Program (Calif.)

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Administrative History Documentation of California state government with the use of oral history techniques began in 1969 with the Earl Warren Era Oral History Project. It was initiated by the Regional Oral History Office of the Bancroft Library and "centered on key developments in politics and government administration at the state and county level, innovations in criminal justice, public health, and social welfare from 1928-1953." ...

Vasquez, Carlos, ....-....

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