Lou Cannon — Journalist, Reagan Biographer — Dies in Santa Barbara at 92

Lou Cannon — Journalist, Reagan Biographer — Dies in Santa Barbara at 92

Reporter and biographer Lou Cannon passed away in Santa Barbara on Friday at 92, leaving behind a long legacy in journalism, including decades of reporting on Ronald Reagan. Lou Cannon Cannon was well known for his in-depth coverage of Reagan, chronicling his journey from California governor all the way to the White House, and published four books about the 40th president. Cannon was born in New York on June 3, 1933, to Jack and Irene Cannon. H…

Journalist Lou Cannon, Who Covered Ronald Reagan for Decades, Died at 92

A nuance, precise reporter spent 26 years as White House correspondent.

Lou Cannon, Preeminent Reagan Biographer, Dies at 92

Lou Cannon, a Washington Post reporter who became the preeminent biographer of Ronald Reagan, chronicling the former actor's election as California governor, his long pursuit of the presidency and his two terms in the White House, died Dec. 19 at a hospice facility in Santa Barbara, California. He was 92.

Lou Cannon, Journalist Who Chronicled Reagan in Books, Dies at 92

Lou Cannon, who explored the enigmas of Ronald Reagan in biographies that portrayed the 40th president as an intellectually lazy dreamer who got his worldview in part from movies but who, with intuition, charm and a principled patriotism, led the nation to relative peace and prosperity, died on Friday in Santa Barbara, Calif. He was 92. His death, in a hospice, was confirmed by his son, Carl Cannon, who said the cause was complications of a stro…

Lou Cannon, Post reporter and preeminent Reagan biographer, dies at 92

Lou Cannon, Journalist Who Chronicled Reagan as an Author, Dies at 92

Lou Cannon, who explored the enigmas of Ronald Reagan in biographies that portrayed the 40th president as an intellectually lazy dreamer who got his worldview in part from movies but who, with intuition, charm and a principled patriotism, led the…