One of the giants of political journalism decided to hang up at 88. But anyone who knows Lou Cannon doesn’t think for a moment that retirement means more time on the beach or crawling on all fours with one of his seven great-grandchildren.
Cannon has reached Chapter 23 of his memoir, he said, and plans to write several more before a self-imposed deadline in a few months. Hence his departure from professional news after more than 60 years of daily grind.
The book – one of the many shelves produced by Cannon – quite promises reading.
After his election in 1966, he began covering California Governor Ronald Reagan for the San Jose Mercury News, then chronicled Reagan’s two White House terms for the Washington Post, establishing himself as the largest authority of the 40th President. Even after five books from Reagan, Cannon – a man of unquenchable curiosity and inordinate humility – said that there was still much for others to explore.
“I don’t think I made the last word,” he said. “There is always more to learn and to discover about people. “
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