US Presidential Adviser, Journalist. He attained his BS from the University of Alabama and during World War II, served with the US Army and Office of Strategic Services. He established himself on the staff of the Baltimore Sun with whom he was a correspondent during the Korean War and in 1956, he moved onto Newsweek Magazine where he held the positions of National Affairs Editor, Washington Correspondent and Chief of Correspondents. In 1969, he began serving as Special Assistant to New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and following his becoming US Vice President in 1974, Cannon remained with him as his assistant. In 1975, President Ford appointed him Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Executive Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. During New York City's financially-challenged period in the mid-1970s, Cannon acted as a liaison between the White House and local government. Cannon served as an adviser on Ford's unsuccessful bid for reelection in 1976 and following the administrations departure, he remained in Washington where he became chief of staff for Senator Howard Baker. When Baker became chief of staff to President Reagan, Cannon remained with him as an aid.
US Presidential Adviser, Journalist. He attained his BS from the University of Alabama and during World War II, served with the US Army and Office of Strategic Services. He established himself on the staff of the Baltimore Sun with whom he was a correspondent during the Korean War and in 1956, he moved onto Newsweek Magazine where he held the positions of National Affairs Editor, Washington Correspondent and Chief of Correspondents. In 1969, he began serving as Special Assistant to New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller and following his becoming US Vice President in 1974, Cannon remained with him as his assistant. In 1975, President Ford appointed him Assistant to the President for Domestic Affairs and Executive Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. During New York City's financially-challenged period in the mid-1970s, Cannon acted as a liaison between the White House and local government. Cannon served as an adviser on Ford's unsuccessful bid for reelection in 1976 and following the administrations departure, he remained in Washington where he became chief of staff for Senator Howard Baker. When Baker became chief of staff to President Reagan, Cannon remained with him as an aid.
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