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Carl M. Cannon

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Carl M. Cannon
Cannon discusses First Ladies.
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Colorado
OccupationJournalist

Carl M. Cannon (born 1953) is an American journalist who, as of 2022, is the executive editor and Washington, D.C. bureau chief of RealClearPolitics.

Cannon, born to Lou Cannon,[1] was born in California and graduated from the University of Colorado.[2] He worked as a reporter in Petersburg, Virginia, Columbus, Georgia, and at The San Diego Tribune, and later the San Jose Mercury News, the Baltimore Sun, and the National Journal before being hired by RealClearPolitics in 2011.[3][1] At the Mercury News, he was part of the reporting team that was awarded the 1990 Pulitzer Prize in the category of general news reporting for coverage of the Loma Prieta earthquake.[4][5] In 2003, he was elected president of the White House Correspondents Association.[4] He has also served as a Fellow-in-Residence at the Harvard University Institute of Politics.[4] Cannon is a recipient of the Aldo Beckman Award for Journalistic Excellence.[4]

Bibliography

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Title Year ISBN Publisher Subject matter Interviews, presentations, and reviews Comments
The Pursuit of Happiness in Times of War 2003 ISBN 9780742525917 Rowman & Littlefield Booknotes interview with Cannon on The Pursuit of Happiness in Times of War, December 28, 2003, C-SPAN
Boy Genius: Karl Rove, the Architect of George W. Bush's Remarkable Political Triumphs 2005 ISBN 9781586483364 PublicAffairs Karl Rove Written with Lou Dubose and Jan Reid.
Reagan's Disciple: George W. Bush's Troubled Quest for a Presidential Legacy 2008 ISBN 9781586484484 PublicAffairs George W. Bush After Words interview with Cannon on Reagan's Disciple, March 23, 2008, C-SPAN Written with Lou Cannon.
Circle of Greed: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Lawyer Who Brought Corporate America to its Knees 2010 ISBN 9780767929943 Broadway Books William Lerach After Words interview with Cannon on Circle of Greed, July 31, 2010, C-SPAN Written with Patrick Dillon.
On This Date: From the Pilgrims to Today, Discovering America One Day at a Time 2017 ISBN 9781455542307 Twelve Book party hosted by the Hoover Institution for On This Date, July 19, 2017, C-SPAN
Q&A interview with Cannon on On This Date, August 20, 2017, C-SPAN

References

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  1. ^ a b Lee Scrivo, Karen (December 1999). "Prodigious Progeny". American Journalism Review. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "The sky is always climbing". CMCI Now Magazine. Fall 2018. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ideas Tour Speakers". theatlantic.com. The Atlantic. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d "Carl Cannon". Harvard Kennedy School. Harvard University. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "1990 Pulitzer Prizes". pulitzer.org. Pulitzer Prizes. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
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