Dennis McLellan Pierre Salinger, 79; Press Secretary for Kennedy, Longtime ABC Reporter, Los Angeles Times, 17 October 2004 B14, 15, 1964
Governor Edmund G. "Pat" Brown appointed Pierre Salinger (1925-2004) U. S. Senator to finish the term of Clair Engel who had died of a brain tumor. Salinger had won the Democratic nomination over State Controller Alan Cranston. In November, 1964, Salinger was beaten by Republican George Murphy in the election for California U.S. Senator, 2004a