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{{short description|American journalist and political advisor}} |
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|name = Jim Cannon |
|name = Jim Cannon |
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|predecessor = [[Kenneth Reese Cole Jr.]] |
|predecessor = [[Kenneth Reese Cole Jr.]] |
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|successor = [[Stuart E. Eizenstat]] |
|successor = [[Stuart E. Eizenstat]] |
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1918|2| |
|birth_date = {{birth date|1918|2|26}}<ref>{{findagrave|76844047}}</ref> |
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|birth_place = [[Sylacauga, Alabama]], U.S. |
|birth_place = [[Sylacauga, Alabama]], U.S. |
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|death_date = {{death date and age|2011|9|15|1918|2| |
|death_date = {{death date and age|2011|9|15|1918|2|26}} |
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|death_place = [[Arlington County, Virginia]], U.S. |
|death_place = [[Arlington County, Virginia]], U.S. |
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|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |
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|education = [[University of Alabama]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])}} |
|education = [[University of Alabama]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])}} |
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'''James M. Cannon''' was |
'''James M. Cannon''' (February 26, 1918 – September 15, 2011) was an American historian, author and former assistant to the [[President of the United States]] for [[foreign affairs]] during the [[Gerald Ford]] administration.<ref>{{cite book|author=Shirley Anne Warshaw|title=Guide to the White House Staff|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2dN1AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA309|date=March 27, 2013|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-1-4522-3432-8|page=309|via=Google Books}}</ref> Before his work with Ford, he was an aide to the [[governor of New York]] and vice president, [[Nelson D. Rockefeller]] after a career as a journalist.<ref name="CFA1">{{cite web|title=JAMES M. CANNON RESEARCH INTERVIEWS AND NOTES, 1989-94|url=https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/guides/findingaid/cannonrin.asp|website=[[Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum|Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum]]|publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]]|accessdate=January 28, 2017}}</ref><ref name="CFA2">{{cite web|title=JAMES M. CANNON PAPERS, 1974-79|url=https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/guides/findingaid/cannonjpapers.asp|website=[[Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum|Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum]]|publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]]|accessdate=January 28, 2017}}</ref> After leaving the [[White House]] at the end of the [[Ford Administration]], Cannon became Ford's official biographer, publishing ''Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History''.<ref name="CFA1"/><ref>{{cite book|author=James M. Cannon|title=Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iYOhN17-rDkC|year=1998|publisher=[[University of Michigan Press]]|isbn=0-472-08482-8}}<br>- {{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/james-m-cannon-iii-former-newsweek-editor-and-ford-adviser-dies-at-93/2011/09/17/gIQAWsAgaK_story.html|title=James M. Cannon III, former Newsweek editor and Ford adviser, dies at 93|author=T. Rees Shapiro |
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|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=September 17, 2011}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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⚫ | Cannon was in the [[United States Army]] 1939–1940 and 1941–1946. After his discharge from the army, he worked as a reporter for the ''[[Potsdam Herald-Recorder]]'' in [[Potsdam, New York]], from 1947 to 1948, and for ''[[The Leader Herald]]'' in [[Gloversville, New York]], from 1948 to 1949. After that, he worked as a reporter for the ''[[Baltimore Sun]]'' from 1949 to 1954. He was a contributing editor for ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine from 1954 to 1956. From 1956 to 1969, he held a number of positions at ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine including national affairs editor, Washington correspondent, chief of correspondents, and vice president and assistant to the publisher.<ref name="CFA2"/> |
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Cannon served in the [[United States Army]] 1939–1940 and 1941–1946.<ref name="CFA2">{{cite web|title=JAMES M. CANNON PAPERS, 1974-79|url=https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/guides/findingaid/cannonjpapers.asp|website=[[Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum|Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum]]|publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]]|accessdate=January 28, 2017}}</ref> |
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{{external media| float = right| video1 = [https://www.c-span.org/video/?55947-1/time-chance ''Booknotes'' interview with Cannon on ''Time and Chance'', April 17, 1994], [[C-SPAN]]}} |
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⚫ | From 1969 to February 1975, he worked in various positions as an aide to Nelson A. Rockefeller in his tenure as governor of New York and vice president of the United States. In February 1975, he became [[United States Domestic Policy Council#Assistants to the President for Domestic Policy|assistant to the president for domestic affairs]] and executive director of the [[United States Domestic Policy Council|Domestic Policy Council]], a position he held until January 1977, the end of the Ford administration. After leaving the White House, he held several positions supporting [[United States senator]] [[Howard Baker]] until 1981.<ref name="CFA2"/> |
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⚫ | After his discharge from the army, he worked as a reporter for the ''[[Potsdam Herald-Recorder]]'' in [[Potsdam, New York]], from 1947 to 1948, |
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From 1956 to 1969, he held a number of positions at ''[[Newsweek]]'' magazine including National Affairs Editor, Washington correspondent, Chief of Correspondents, and Vice President and Assistant to the Publisher.<ref name="CFA2"/> |
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From 1969 to February 1975, Cannon worked in various positions as an aide to Nelson A. Rockefeller, through his tenure as Governor of New York and Vice President of the United States.<ref name="CFA2"/> |
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⚫ | In February 1975, he became [[United States Domestic Policy Council#Assistants to the President for Domestic Policy| |
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After leaving the White House, he held several positions supporting [[United States Senator]] [[Howard Baker]] until 1981.<ref name="CFA2"/> |
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Jim Cannon | |
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White House Domestic Affairs Advisor | |
In office February 28, 1975 – January 20, 1977 | |
President | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Kenneth Reese Cole Jr. |
Succeeded by | Stuart E. Eizenstat |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Sylacauga, Alabama, U.S. | February 26, 1918
Died | September 15, 2011 Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. | (aged 93)
Political party | Republican |
Education | University of Alabama (BS) |
James M. Cannon (February 26, 1918 – September 15, 2011) was an American historian, author and former assistant to the President of the United States for foreign affairs during the Gerald Ford administration.[2] Before his work with Ford, he was an aide to the governor of New York and vice president, Nelson D. Rockefeller after a career as a journalist.[3][4] After leaving the White House at the end of the Ford Administration, Cannon became Ford's official biographer, publishing Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History.[3][5]
Career[edit]
Cannon was in the United States Army 1939–1940 and 1941–1946. After his discharge from the army, he worked as a reporter for the Potsdam Herald-Recorder in Potsdam, New York, from 1947 to 1948, and for The Leader Herald in Gloversville, New York, from 1948 to 1949. After that, he worked as a reporter for the Baltimore Sun from 1949 to 1954. He was a contributing editor for Time magazine from 1954 to 1956. From 1956 to 1969, he held a number of positions at Newsweek magazine including national affairs editor, Washington correspondent, chief of correspondents, and vice president and assistant to the publisher.[4]
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Booknotes interview with Cannon on Time and Chance, April 17, 1994, C-SPAN |
From 1969 to February 1975, he worked in various positions as an aide to Nelson A. Rockefeller in his tenure as governor of New York and vice president of the United States. In February 1975, he became assistant to the president for domestic affairs and executive director of the Domestic Policy Council, a position he held until January 1977, the end of the Ford administration. After leaving the White House, he held several positions supporting United States senator Howard Baker until 1981.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ James M. Cannon at Find a Grave
- ^ Shirley Anne Warshaw (March 27, 2013). Guide to the White House Staff. SAGE Publications. p. 309. ISBN 978-1-4522-3432-8 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b "JAMES M. CANNON RESEARCH INTERVIEWS AND NOTES, 1989-94". Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ a b c "JAMES M. CANNON PAPERS, 1974-79". Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
- ^ James M. Cannon (1998). Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-08482-8.
- T. Rees Shapiro (September 17, 2011). "James M. Cannon III, former Newsweek editor and Ford adviser, dies at 93". The Washington Post.
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