James M. Cannon Papers

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James M. Cannon Papers

1987

http://dlc.lib.utk.edu/spc/view?docId=ead/0012_003830_000000_0000/0012_003830_000000_0000.xml

Papers of James Cannon, political advisor, author, and top-level aide to prominent Republican politicians, including Howard H. Baker, Jr. Along with other Baker advisors, Cannon was tasked with assessing the state of Ronald Reagan's White House at the time of Howard Baker's transition to White House Chief of Staff. This collection contains memoranda, notes, and briefing papers relating to the transition team's assessment, as well as documents concerning possible strategies for steering the Reagan presidency through a turbulent period.

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eng, Latn

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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