To Tell The Truth
December, 1976
Not long ago, Johnny Carson was talking about Ron Nessen, the White House press secretary who was formerly NBC's White House correspondent. Carson was struggling to define Nessen's job. He finally concluded that when Jerry Ford had nothing to say, Nessen's job was to put it into words.What Carson might have added to this otherwise correct observation--perhaps he was inhibited by deference to Nessen's former and his own current employer--was that on those rare occasions when Gerald Ford is forced...
