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Lou Cannon (1933-2025) Journalist, author. Lou Cannon was born in Manhattan, New York, and died in Santa Barbara, California.

Full Name

Louis Simeon Cannon

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1933

Birth

New York County: Louis Simeon Cannon was born in Manhattan, New York, on June 3, 1933.

1969

Literary Work

Ronnie and Jesse: A Political Odyssey
Doubleday & Company
Biography.

1972

Literary Work

The McCloskey Challenge
New York, NY: E. P. Dutton & Company
0525154329 / 978-0525154327
Nonfiction.

1977

Literary Work

Reporting: An Inside View
California Journal Press
0930302133 / 978-0930302139
Nonfiction.

1982

Literary Work

Reagan
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
0399127569 / 978-0399127564
Biography.

1998

Literary Work

Official Negligence: How Rodney King and the Riots Changed Los Angeles and the L.A.P.D.
Times Books/Random House
0812921909 / 978-0812921908
Nonfiction.

2000

Literary Work

President Reagan: The Role of a Lifetime
PublicAffairs
9781891620911 / 978-1891620911
First Published in 1991
Biography.

2001

Literary Work

Ronald Reagan: The Presidential Portfolio
PublicAffairs
1891620843 / 978-1891620843
Biography.

2003

Literary Work

Governor Reagan: His Rise to Power
PublicAffairs
1586480308 / 978-1586480301
Biography.

2008

Literary Work

Reagan’s Disciple: George W. Bush’s Troubled Quest for a Presidential Legacy
PublicAffairs
1586484486 / 978-1586484484
Biography.

2025

Death

Lou Cannon died in a hospice in Santa Barbara, California, on December 19, 2025.

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