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Jane Byrne

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Jane Byrne

Jane Byrne never intended to get into politics. But after her life was turned upside down by a tragic accident, she volunteered for John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign and eventually caught the attention of the powerful boss of Chicago Democratic machine politics, Richard J. Daley.

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