Using the coupled cluster method ͑CCM͒, we present a simple accurate calculation for the energies of the ground-and first excited states of the linear E e Jahn-Teller and pseudo-Jahn-Teller Hamiltonians. From the solution of a single transcendental equation, we obtain results with a maximal error of 1.2%. These results are notably better than previous results obtained both via the CCM and other many-body approximations.