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Encyclopedia > Lou Cannon

Lou Cannon is an American non-fiction author and biographer. He is considered the foremost biographer of President Ronald Reagan, having written five books on him. Order: 40th President Vice President: George H.W. Bush Term of office: 21 January 1981 – 20 January 1989 Preceded by: Jimmy Carter Succeeded by: George H.W. Bush Date of birth: 6 February 1911 Place of birth: Tampico, Illinois Date of death: 5 June 2004 Place of death: Bel-Air...


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LOS ANGELES & the WORST RIOTS of Modern Times (1912 words)
Cannon sets the stage with a thorough look at the city’s economic decline in the early 1990s – propelled in part by the collapse of the local aerospace industry – and the racial tensions it exposed.
Cannon addresses those topics with candor and courage, refusing to shirk from racially charged topics as he wades through the history of a city replete with real and false accusations of racism.
Cannon also is bothered by the decision to force the officers to face two criminal trials, first in state and later in federal court.
Curious about what Reagan was like? We recommend Lou Cannon's texts (1616 words)
Cannon was a longtime Reagan-watcher, having reported on the Gipper for the Los Angeles Times, then the Washington Post.
Cannon goes deep inside his subject’s ability to believe things that were plainly untrue.
CANNON (page 631): [I]t was obvious to [Donald] Regan and [White House counsel Peter] Wallison that the president was still shaky in his recollections.
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