James M. Cannon (February 26, 1918 – September 15, 2011) was an American historian, author and former assistant to the

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for foreign affairs during the Gerald Ford administration. Before his work with Ford, he was an aide to the governor of New York and vice president,

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after a career as a journalist. After leaving the

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at the end of the

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, Cannon became Ford's official biographer, publishing ''Time and Chance: Gerald Ford's Appointment with History''.
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Career

Cannon was in the

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1939–1940 and 1941–1946. After his discharge from the army, he worked as a reporter for the '' Potsdam Herald-Recorder'' in

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, from 1947 to 1948, and for '' The Leader Herald'' in

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, 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 ''

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'' magazine from 1954 to 1956. From 1956 to 1969, he held a number of positions at ''

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'' magazine including national affairs editor, Washington correspondent, chief of correspondents, and vice president and assistant to the publisher. 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

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, a position he held until January 1977, the end of the Ford administration. After leaving the White House, he held several positions supporting

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Howard Baker until 1981.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cannon, James M. 1918 births 2011 deaths Ford administration personnel People from Sylacauga, Alabama University of Alabama alumni Alabama Republicans Journalists from Alabama United States Army personnel of World War II