New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne
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New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne

The Man Who Couldn’t Be Bought

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New Jersey Governor Brendan Byrne

The Man Who Couldn’t Be Bought

About this book

Known by mobsters as "the man who couldn't be bought," Brendan Byrne led New Jersey into a new era when he won the state's gubernatorial election by a landslide in the wake of political corruption scandals. A former prosecutor and judge, Byrne was soon condemned as "one-term Byrne," the inept politician who few thought would risk the humiliation of standing for a second term. Yet Byrne surprised both friend and foe alike by pulling off the state's most remarkable political comeback, winning re-election and leaving a legacy of preserving the vast resources of the Pinelands, enacting the state's first income tax and comprehensive school financing reform, developing the Meadowlands, approving casino gambling in Atlantic City, and initiating strong environmental controls to combat pollution.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover-Page
  2. Half-Title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Introduction
  9. 1 The Byrnes and the Brennans of Essex County: Beginnings
  10. 2 The War: “I Was Lucky”
  11. 3 Returning Home: “I’ve Always Wanted To Be a Lawyer”
  12. 4 The Public Career Begins
  13. 5 The 1973 Election: “The Man Who Couldn’t Be Bought”
  14. 6 1973 Transition: “It Will All Be Uphill from Here”
  15. 7 The First Term: “If You Win One, You’re Great. If You Don’t, You’re Not”
  16. 8 The Income Tax and Financing the Public Schools
  17. 9 Atlantic City: “Keep Your Filthy Hands Out of Atlantic City”
  18. 10 The Reelection: “One-term Byrne”
  19. 11 The Second Term
  20. 12 The Pinelands: “It Was on No Political Party’s Agenda”
  21. 13 Public Transportation and the Creation of New Jersey Transit
  22. 14 The 1981 Election and Leaving Office: “A Sense of What’s Important”
  23. 15 Return to Private Life: “The Elder Statesman of New Jersey”
  24. Notes
  25. Bibliography
  26. Index
  27. About the Author