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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 Museum|Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum]]|publisher=[[National Archives and Records Administration]]|accessdate=28 January 2017}}</ref> |
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 Museum|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 ''[[ |
After his discharge from the army, he worked as a reporter for the ''[[Potsdam Herald-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"/> He was a contributing editor for ''[[Time]]'' magazine from 1954 to 1956.<ref name="CFA2"/> |
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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"/> |
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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Revision as of 23:23, 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 both Governor of New York and Vice President, Nelson D. Rockefeller after a career as a journalist.[2][3] 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 Potsdam Herald-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] He was a contributing editor for Time magazine from 1954 to 1956.[3]
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.[3]
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.[3]
In February of 1975, he became Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Executive Director of the Domestic Council, a position he kept until January 1977, the end of the Ford Administration.[3]
After leaving the White House, he held several positions supporting United States Senator Howard Baker until 1981.[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 d e f g h i "JAMES M. CANNON PAPERS, 1974-79". Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved 28 January 2017.