Background
Cushing, Richard Gollé was born on April 30, 1917 in New York City. Son of Melvin Abbott and Blanche (Goll) Cushing.
Cushing, Richard Gollé was born on April 30, 1917 in New York City. Son of Melvin Abbott and Blanche (Goll) Cushing.
Bachelor, San Francisco State College, 1945. Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Havana, Cuba, 1955.
Reporter, Associated Press, San Francisco, 1935-1942; war correspondent, Associated Press, PTO, 1943-1945; bureau chief, Associated Press, Shanghai, 1945-1946; news editor, Associated Press, San Francisco, 1947-1949; foreign service officer, United States Information Agency, Santiago, Chile, 1950-1965; foreign service officer, United States Information Agency, Cuba, Nairobi and Caracas, Venezuela, 1953-1965; acting director, Voice of America, Washington, 1966-1969; member, Senior Seminar on Foreign Policy, Washington, 1970-1971; San Francisco correspondent Voice of America, United States Information Agency, since 1977.
Member grand jury Marin County, California, 1984. Member World Affairs Council (San Francisco chapter), Commonwealth Club (San Francisco), Press Club San Francisco, National Geography Society.
Married Nancy Heizer, March 23, 1940. Children: Jeffrey, Martha, Lincoln.