AKA Louis S. Cannon

Born: 3-Jun-1933
Birthplace: New York City

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Journalist, Author

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Reagan biographer

Military service: US Army (1953-54)

Wife: Mary Cannon
Son: Carl Cannon (journalist)

    University: University of Nevada at Reno
    University: San Francisco State College
    Scholar: Lecturer, UC Santa Barbara (1995)
    Scholar: Journalist-in-Residence, University of Southern California (1996)

    The Washington Post (1972-98)
    The San Jose Mercury News (1961-69)
    California Journal Columnist
    The Contra Costa Times
    The Merced Sun-Star
    American Newspaper Guild

Author of books:
Ronnie and Jesse: A Political Odyssey (1969, nonfiction)
The McCloskey Challenge (1972, nonfiction)
Reporting: An Inside View (1977, nonfiction)
Reagan (1982, biography)
President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime (1991, biography)
Official Negligence: How Rodney King and the Riots Changed Los Angeles and the LAPD (1998, nonfiction)
Ronald Reagan: The Presidential Portfolio: History as Told through the Collection of the Ronald Reagan Library and Museum (2001, biography)
Governor Reagan: His Rise to Power (2003, biography)

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