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'''James M. Cannon''' is an historian, author and former Assistant to the [[President of the United States]] for [[Foreign Affairs]] during the [[Gerald R. Ford]] administration.<ref name="Warshaw2013">{{cite book|author=Shirley Anne Warshaw|title=Guide to the White House Staff|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2dN1AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA309|date=27 March 2013|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-1-4522-3432-8|page=309}}</ref> Prior to his work with Ford, he served as an aide to Vice President, [[Nelson D. Rockefeller]] after a career as a journalist.<ref name=" |
'''James M. Cannon''' is an historian, author and former Assistant to the [[President of the United States]] for [[Foreign Affairs]] during the [[Gerald R. Ford]] administration.<ref name="Warshaw2013">{{cite book|author=Shirley Anne Warshaw|title=Guide to the White House Staff|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2dN1AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA309|date=27 March 2013|publisher=SAGE Publications|isbn=978-1-4522-3432-8|page=309}}</ref> Prior to his work with Ford, he served as an aide to 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 Library & Museum|publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]]|accessdate=28 January 2017}}</ref> After leaving the [[White House]] at the end of the [[Ford Administration]], Cannon became Ford's official biographer, publishing {{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}}<ref name="CFA1"/> |
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After leaving the [[White House]] at the end of the [[Ford Administration]], Cannon became Ford's official biographer, publishing {{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}}<ref name="COLLECTION FINDING AID"/> |
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Cannon served in the [[United States Army]] from 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 Library & Museum|publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]]|accessdate=28 January 2017}}</ref> |
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After his discharge from the army, he worked as a reporter for the ''[[PotsdamHerald-Recorder]]'' in [[Potsdam, New York]] from 1947 to 1948, then the ''[[The Leader Herald|Gloversville Leader-Republican]]'' in [[Gloversville, New York]] from 1948 to 1949.<ref name="CFA2"/> After that, he worked as a reporter for the [[Baltimore Sun]] from 1949 to 1954.<ref name="CFA2"/> |
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Revision as of 23:12, 28 January 2017
James M. Cannon | |
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| Born | February 28, 1918[1] |
| Occupation(s) | historian, biographer, journalist |
| Known for | Official biographer of Gerald R. Ford |
| Notable work | Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History |
James M. Cannon is an historian, author and former Assistant to the President of the United States for Foreign Affairs during the Gerald R. Ford administration.[1] Prior to his work with Ford, he served as an aide to Vice President, Nelson D. Rockefeller after a career as a journalist.[2] After leaving the White House at the end of the Ford Administration, Cannon became Ford's official biographer, publishing James M. Cannon (1998). Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-08482-8.[2]
Career
Cannon served in the United States Army from 1939-1940 and 1941-1946.[3]
After his discharge from the army, he worked as a reporter for the PotsdamHerald-Recorder in Potsdam, New York from 1947 to 1948, then the Gloversville Leader-Republican in Gloversville, New York from 1948 to 1949.[3] After that, he worked as a reporter for the Baltimore Sun from 1949 to 1954.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Shirley Anne Warshaw (27 March 2013). Guide to the White House Staff. SAGE Publications. p. 309. ISBN 978-1-4522-3432-8.
- ^ a b "JAMES M. CANNON RESEARCH INTERVIEWS AND NOTES, 1989-94". Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ a b c "JAMES M. CANNON PAPERS, 1974-79". Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved 28 January 2017.