Ron Nessen
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Ronald Harold Nessen (born May 25, 1934) was a press secretary for President Gerald Ford from 1974 to 1977. He replaced Jerald terHorst, who resigned in the wake of President Ford's pardon of former president Nixon.
Prior to joining the Ford administration, Nessen served as a Washington correspondent for NBC News. On the day of Ford's succession to the presidency, August 9, 1974, he covered the President in a report broadcast that evening on "NBC Nightly News." Ironically enough, in that very piece, Nessen reported on the appointment of terHorst, the man whom he himself would succeed one month later.
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[edit] Quotes
"Nobody believes the official spokesman . . . but everybody trusts an unidentified source."
[edit] Works
- Nessen, Ron. It Sure Looks Different on the Inside. Playboy Press, 1979. (ISBN 0-87223-500-9)
- Nessen, Ron. The First Lady
- Nessen, Ron. The Hour
- Nessen, Ron and Neuman, Johanna. Death with Honors
- Nessen, Ron and Neuman, Johanna. Press Corpse
- Nessen, Ron and Neuman, Johanna. Knight and Day
[edit] Trivia
- Nessen was the first political figure to host "Saturday Night Live". His episode is also known for having the raunchiest sketches at the time and for having Gerald Ford open the show with "Live From New York, It's Saturday Night!" [1]
[edit] External links
- Ron Nessen at the Ford Presidential Library
- Brookings Institution press release on Nessen's becoming VP of Communications there
- Ron Nessen on Saturday Night Live
| Preceded by Jerald terHorst |
White House Press Secretary 1974 – 1977 |
Succeeded by Jody Powell |
| White House Press Secretaries |  |
|---|---|
| Early • Reinsch • Daniels • Ross • Early • Short • Tubby • Hagerty • Salinger • Reedy • Moyers • Christian • Ziegler • terHorst • Nessen • Powell • Brady • Speakes • Fitzwater • Myers • McCurry • Lockhart • Siewert • Fleischer • McClellan • Snow |
