James Deakin Dies

James Deakin, a longtime White House correspondent whose critical reporting put him on Richard Nixon's "enemies list" and earned angry rebukes from Lyndon Johnson, has died. He was 77.

Mr. Deakin died Sunday of liver cancer in a nursing home near his home in Barrington, said his son, David Deakin.

Mr. Deakin covered the White House from 1958 to 1980 for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He wrote several books, including a critical report about lobbying and President Lyndon B. Johnson, titled: "Lyndon Johnson's Credibility Gap."

Rest In Peace, James.

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