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Ron Nessen was appointed White House Press Secretary on September 20, 1974, replacing Jerald F.
Ron Nessen was appointed White House Press Secretary on September 20, 1974, replacing Jerald F.
Paul Miltich, Gerald Ford's press secretary since 1966, was named assistant press secretary to the President in August 1974. Under Jerald terHorst, Miltich was responsible for supervising the
Jonathan D. Hoornstra joined the news summary staff in February 1972.
David Gergen, a former Nixon speechwriter, as a speechwriter for Secretary of the Treasury, William Simon in December returned to the White House as special assistant to Ford's chief of staff, Rich
Helen Mary Collins was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, December 1, 1935, and subsequently attended State Teachers Colleges in Lowell and Salem. She began her career as a secretary and, in 1961,
John Carlson served in the White House Press Office during the last two years of the Nixon administration and then was carried over by the Ford administration as assistant press secretary for domes