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|term_start = February 28, 1975
|term_start = February 28, 1975
|term_end = January 20, 1981
|term_end = January 20, 1981
|predecessor = [[Kenneth Reese Cole, Jr.|Ken Cole]]
|predecessor = [[Kenneth Reese Cole Jr.]]
|successor = [[Stuart E. Eizenstat|Stu Eizenstat]]
|successor = [[Stuart E. Eizenstat]]
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1918|2|28}}
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|birth_place = [[Sylacauga, Alabama]], U.S.
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|death_date = {{death date and age|2011|9|15|1918|2|28}}
|death_place = [[Arlington County, Virginia|Arlington]], [[Virginia]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|death_place = [[Arlington County, Virginia]], U.S.
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
|education = [[University of Alabama|University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])}}
|education = [[University of Alabama]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Science|BS]])}}
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'''James M. Cannon''' was 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 both [[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=28 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="CFA2"/> 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>{{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><ref name="CFA1"/><ref>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</ref>
'''James M. Cannon''' was a historian, author and former Assistant to the [[President of the United States]] for [[Foreign Affairs]] during the [[Gerald 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=March 27, 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 both [[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"/> 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>{{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><ref name="CFA1"/><ref>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</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
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]] 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>


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"/>
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"/>


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"/>


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"/>
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"/>


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 kept until January 1977, the end of the Ford Administration.<ref name="CFA2"/>
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 kept until January 1977, the end of the Ford Administration.<ref name="CFA2"/>
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Revision as of 06:55, 12 August 2017

James Cannon
White House Domestic Affairs Advisor
In office
February 28, 1975 – January 20, 1981
PresidentGerald Ford
Preceded byKenneth Reese Cole Jr.
Succeeded byStuart E. Eizenstat
Personal details
Born(1918-02-28)February 28, 1918
Sylacauga, Alabama, U.S.
DiedSeptember 15, 2011(2011-09-15) (aged 93)
Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Alabama (BS)

James M. Cannon was a historian, author and former Assistant to the President of the United States for Foreign Affairs during the Gerald 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 Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History.[4][2][5]

Career

Cannon served in the United States Army 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 1975, he became Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Executive Director of the Domestic Policy 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

  1. ^ Shirley Anne Warshaw (March 27, 2013). Guide to the White House Staff. SAGE Publications. p. 309. ISBN 978-1-4522-3432-8.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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 January 28, 2017.
  4. ^ James M. Cannon (1998). Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History. University of Michigan Press. ISBN 0-472-08482-8.
  5. ^ 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
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1975–1981 		Succeeded by
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