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Tireless president has City Club riding high after 100 years - Jay Doherty has boosted club membership to more than 1,000 for the first time since 1954.
Chicago Sun-Times - Friday, September 26, 2003
Author: Steve Neal
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Doherty, a liberal Democrat, was the chief fund-raiser for the late Mayor Harold Washington and has close ties to the Kennedy family. Doherty is president of the Haymarket Group, a public affairs consulting firm, whose chairman is former Washington adviser Thomas P. Coffey.
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After college, Doherty got his first political job as advance man and traveling aide to 1976 Democratic presidential hopeful Sergeant Shriver. It was through this campaign that Doherty began his long association with the Kennedy family. After the Shriver campaign, Doherty was hired as director of communications for the Kennedy -owned Merchandise Mart.
In 1980, Doherty pitched in to help Sen. Edward M. Kennedy ‘s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. For the last two decades, he has coordinated Kennedy’s Midwestern fund-raising. He has also organized events for the senator’s son, Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), and for former Rep. Joseph Kennedy (D-Mass.) and his sister, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend.
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Jesse White Inspires Kids, Amazes Adults And Never Lets Up
Chicago Sun-Times - Sunday, April 24, 1994
Author: Zay N. Smith
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A little glory, at least, will come White’s way this November when he receives the national Robert F. Kennedy Golden Eagle Award for outstanding efforts on behalf of young people.
Washington was said to have ties to CPUSA and was listed in several articles as the reason BO came to Chicago....
Washington had an untimely death as did Mayor Street of Philadelphia...Quite a bit of speculation on Washington's demise. Coroner ruled a "heart attack".
Ran across an article that said Street died before he could be indicted....Haven't been able to find COD.