Steinbruner, Maureen oral history interview, 2000

Item

Identifier: MOH 188

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Steinbruner, Maureen oral history interview

Scope and Contents

Interview includes discussions of: Steinbruner’s family background; the Center for National Policy; a distinguished public service award named for Muskie; and Cambodia.

Dates

2000

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Biographical / Historical

Maureen Steinbruner was born on April 16, 1941 in San Francisco, California. Her mother was a California native and her father immigrated from Ireland. She attended Stanford, majoring in journalism, then became interested in the public policy curriculum at the Kennedy School in Boston. She got to know Muskie through the Center for National Policy and was acting Vice president while Muskie was acting president. She later became president of the Center.