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 . . .