NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mike McCurry

Mike McCurry (born 27 October 1954) is best known as the former press secretary for Bill Clinton's administration. He is a Washington-based communications consultant and is associated with the firm Public Strategies Washington, Inc. and the internet technology firm, Grassroots Enterprise Inc. He is also active within the administration of the United Methodist Church, serving as a lay delegate to the Church General Conference and on various denominational boards. Born in Charleston, SC, he was educated at Princeton and Georgetown. McCurry is married, with three children, and lives in Kensington, Maryland. Image File history File links Mikemccurry. ... A press secretary is a senior advisor (usually to a politician) who provides advice on how to deal with the media and, using news management techniques, helps them to maintain a positive public image and avoid negative media coverage. ... William Jefferson Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, serving from 1993 to 2001. ... The United Methodist Church is the largest Methodist, the largest mainline, and, after the Southern Baptist Convention, the second-largest Protestant denomination in the United States. ... Charleston, South Carolinas Oldest City Charleston is an American city located in Charleston County, South Carolina. ... Princeton University is a coeducational private university located on an extensive campus in and around suburban Princeton, New Jersey. ... Not to be confused with the University of Georgetown in Georgetown, Guyana or Georgetown College in Georgetown, KY. Georgetown University is a private university in the United States. ... Kensington is a town located in Montgomery County, Maryland. ...

McCurry began his political career as press secretary to the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, as well as press secretary to Abscam disgraced Senator Harrison A. Williams from 1976-1981. Between 1981 and 1983, he served as press secretary to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Abscam (sometimes ABSCAM) was a US political scandal in 1980. ... Harrison Williams Harrison Arlington Williams, Jr. ... Daniel Patrick Moynihan Daniel Patrick Pat Moynihan (March 16, 1927 â€“ March 26, 2003) was a United States Senator, Ambassador, and eminent sociologist. ...

From 1988 to 1990, McCurry served as director of communications for the Democratic National Committee, and served as press secretary for the presidential campaigns of John Glenn (1984), Bruce Babbitt (1988), and Bob Kerrey, (1992), as well as the 1988 vice-presidential campaign for Lloyd Bentsen. Former Vermont Governor Dr. Howard Dean is the current Chairman of the DNC. The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is the principal campaign and fund-raising organization affiliated with the United States Democratic Party. ... John Herschel Glenn Jr. ... Bruce Babbitt Bruce Edward Babbitt (born June 27, 1938), a Democrat, served as United States Secretary of the Interior and as Governor of Arizona. ... Senator Bob Kerrey Joseph Robert Kerrey (born August 27, 1943) was Governor of Nebraska from 1983 to 1987, and a U.S. Senator from Nebraska (1989â€“2001) and a Democrat. ... Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr. ...

Prior to serving in the White House as press secretary to Clinton, McCurry served as spokesman for the Department of State from 1993-1995, as well as chief spokesman for Warren Christopher. The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ... The United States Department of State, often referred to as the State Department, is the Cabinet-level foreign affairs agency of the United States government, equivalent to foreign ministries in other countries. ... Warren Minor Christopher (born October 27, 1925) is an American diplomat and lawyer. ...

McCurry also serves on the boards of Share our Strength, the Center for International Private Enterprise, the Council for Excellence in Government, the Junior Statesmen Foundation, Wesley Theological Seminary, and Grassroots.com. Mike also helped found the youth voter turnout organization, Freedom's Answer, with Doug Bailey. Share Our Strength Share Our Strength, one of the nations leading anti-hunger organizations, is committed to building the first hunger-free generation in America. ... The Council for Excellence in Government is a public/private partnership organization designed to improve the effectiveness of federal, state, and local government in the United States. ... The Junior State of America, also known as Junior Statesmen of America and JSA, is the largest student-run non-profit high-school organization in the United States. ...

Those close to McCurry spoke highly of his famous dry humor, his unexcelled competency, and his kindness as a person. He was well-respected by the press corps during his tenure. However, his honesty and competency were not always appreciated by his colleagues. In 1998 he expressed doubts about Bill Clinton's fitness to remain in office.[1]

Since May 2005 he's been a contributing blogger at The Huffington Post. Logo of Huffington Post The Huffington Post (often shortened to HuffPost or HuffPo) is a left-leaning political group weblog founded by Arianna Huffington and Kenneth Lerer. ...

McCurry is a partner at the influential Washington, D.C. based lobbying firm Public Strategies. In 2006 he has been lobbying on behalf of major network carriers, in part through a coalition www.handsoff.org, for the removal of internet regulations in the controversial network neutrality debate. Organizations, including www.savetheinternet.com claim that Mike McCurry and the "handsoff" campaign are using deceiptful and manipulative arguments to support their position. Network neutrality is the principle that network operators should not discriminate among network applications. ...

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