Nessen reports on the August 9, 1974 edition of NBC Nightly News about newly-inaugurated President Gerald Ford, who would become his employer one month later.
Prior to joining the Ford administration, Nessen served as a Washington correspondent for NBC News. On the day of Ford's succession to the presidency, August 9, 1974, he provided commentary for the inauguration. He also covered the President in a report broadcast that evening on NBC Nightly News. In that piece, Nessen reported on the appointment of terHorst, the man whom he himself would succeed one month later.
"Nobody believes the official spokesman . . . but everybody trusts an unidentified source."
Works
Nessen, Ron. It Sure Looks Different on the Inside. Playboy Press, 1979. (ISBN 0-87223-500-9)
Nessen, Ron. The First Lady
Nessen, Ron. The Hour
Nessen, Ron and Neuman, Johanna. Death with Honors
Nessen, Ron and Neuman, Johanna. Press Corpse
Nessen, Ron and Neuman, Johanna. Knight and Day
Trivia
Nessen was the first political figure to host Saturday Night Live. His episode is also known for having the raunchiest sketches at the time and for having Gerald Ford open the show with "Live From New York, It's Saturday Night!" [1]
