OTB” was what they called him, “One Term Byrne” - the result of his wildly opposed state income tax.
But New Jersey’s 47th Governor did win four more years, leaving his mark on every aspect of state government – from Atlantic City gambling to Pinelands preservation, from reform of school financing to revision of the State Criminal Code.
And the man who may have been New Jersey’s most despised head of state, may today be its most loved.
Just turned 84 and still practicing law – and playing tennis - Brendan Byrne’s life and work are the focus of an in-depth half-hour with Sandra King on this week’s special edition of Due Process. |