Earl Charles Behrens

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Earl Charles Behrens (February 7, 1892 — May 13, 1985) was a political editor for the San Francisco Chronicle from the 1920s to 1970s. Behrens started his career with the Chronicle in 1923 after working at the San Francisco Journal from 1921 to 1923 as an editor. With the Chronicle, Behrens wrote about political conventions held in the United States from 1924 to 1972 and retired from journalism in 1974. During his career, Behrens was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1970.