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Accession No. OCA.2026.0007: Mike McCurry, 2025 May
[identification of item], Mike McCurry Oral History, SPEC.OCA.57.0023, Ohio Public Policy Archives, Ohio State University
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As of 2026, Mike McCurry is a communications consultant. McCurry received a bachelor's degree in politics and international affairs from Princeton University, and he received a master’s degree from Georgetown University. In 1976, McCurry began working as a press secretary for the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Between 1981 and 1983, he served as press secretary to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. In 1984, McCurry joined Senator John Glenn’s campaign for president as press secretary. He accompanied Glenn on the campaign trail and advised him on answering the press’s questions. After Senator Glenn dropped out of the race, McCurry transitioned back to the Senate and served as Glenn’s committee staff when he was chair of the Special Committee on Aging. After leaving Glenn’s office, McCurry served as the director of communications for the Democratic National Committee. In 1995, he was appointed as White House press secretary to Bill Clinton. He left that role in 1998. After leaving his role in the federal government, McCurry embarked on a second career in teaching public theology.
The Mike McCurry Oral History dates from April 21 and November 25, 2025, and consists of an audio recording and edited transcript of the interview between Mike McCurry and Katie Saucer. Topics discussed in this oral history include his involvement with Senator John Glenn’s 1984 presidential campaign as a press secretary and his work with Senator Glenn and the Special Committee on Aging. McCurry also discusses his work as a communications director for the Democratic National Committee, his appointment as White House press secretary to President Bill Clinton, and his second career teaching theology.
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(1) PDF file
The transcript for this oral history is available in two formats. A physical copy of the transcript is available in the Ohio Public Policy Archive's shared oral history box. An electronic copy of the transcript is available online in the University Libraries Knowledge Bank as a PDF file.