Jane Byrne - Obama Presidency Oral History Jane Byrne Index / People Transcripts David Axelrod ...was running for mayor of Chicago named Jane Byrne . And Jane Byrne was certain to lose... ...mayor of Chicago named Jane Byrne. And Jane Byrne was certain to lose. She was runnin... ...which enraged the Black community. And Jane Byrne won. And when she won, I was the on... ...in, or did, in Chicago at the time— Jane Byrne , who was completely discredited, cam... ...they pulled me off in 1979 to cover Jane Byrne , who was running for mayor. It wa... ...was sure to lose. In their estimation, Jane Byrne was sure to lose. But Jane Byrne won... ...Jane Byrne was sure to lose. But Jane Byrne won. And after she won, I was th... ...And after she won, I was the expert on Jane Byrne , and they pulled me off of nights an... ...both of whom intertwine with Jane Byrne 's story. The first is Harol... ...Black leaders in the city. In 1979, Jane Byrne ran for mayor. And largely because th... ...was alive and well in Chicago. And Jane Byrne , having been arguably the worst mayo... ...questions there. First of all, because Jane Byrne had made him her mortal enemy, an... Show more... Toni Preckwinkle ...younger Daley out of the way, and also Jane Byrne as a standing mayor—and claim that the... ...against the sitting Democratic mayor, Jane Byrne . There weren't very many committeemen... Related Topics go to the Middle East and North Africa Middle East and North Africa go to the LGBTQ Policy LGBTQ Policy go to the Human Rights Human Rights go to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Nuclear Nonproliferation go to the East Wing East Wing