Ron Nessen | |
|---|---|
 Nessen in 2004 | |
| 15th White House Press Secretary | |
| In office September 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977 | |
| President | Gerald Ford |
| Preceded by | Jerald terHorst |
| Succeeded by | Jody Powell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ronald Harold Nessen May 25, 1934 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Shepherd University American University (BA) |
Ronald Harold Nessen (born May 25, 1934) is an American government official who served as the 15th White House 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 Richard Nixon.
Prior to joining the Ford administration, Nessen served as a Washington, D.C. correspondent for NBC News. On the day of Ford's succession to the presidency, August 9, 1974, he provided commentary. That evening he was on the NBC Nightly News; in that piece, Nessen reported on the appointment of Jerald terHorst, the man whom he would succeed one month later.
Nessen, who also served NBC News as a war correspondent during the Vietnam War, was seriously wounded by grenade fragments while on patrol outside Pleiku in the Central Highlands in July 1966. He was with cameraman Peter Boultwood when he was wounded.[1][2]
Nessen was a member of the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors from 1996 to 2003, and served as Chair in 2003.[3]
- ^ Steinman, Ron, Inside Television's First War: A Saigon Journal (University of Missouri Press, 2002), via books.google.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
- ^ "NBC's Ron Nessen wounded while on patrol with Charlie Company of 101st Airborne" Archived 2016-03-22 at the Wayback Machine, nbcuniversalarchives.com. Retrieved 2015-08-06.
- ^ "July 1, 1996 – June 30, 1997 ... July 1, 2003 – June 30, 2004 Peabody Board Members" Archived May 18, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, peabodyawards.com. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
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