James Cannon

James Cannon is currently retired from public life. He has served as chief of staff for Senator Howard H. Baker Jr. and as Assistant for Domestic Affairs to President Ford. As an assistant to Governor Nelson Rockefeller, he coordinated New York State’s dealings with Congress and the White House and was adviser to Governor Rockefeller for his confirmation as vice president. Before entering political work, Cannon was chief political writer, national affairs correspondent, and Chief of Correspondents at Newsweek. Before that he was on the staff of Time. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army and O.S.S. in the Caribbean and Asia theaters, achieving the rank of captain. Author or coauthor of four previous books, this is his first work of fiction. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife.