Background
Pierpoint, Robert Charles was born on May 16, 1925 in Redondo Beach, California, United States. Son of Charles O. and Emma Estelle (Adkins) Pierpoint.
Pierpoint, Robert Charles was born on May 16, 1925 in Redondo Beach, California, United States. Son of Charles O. and Emma Estelle (Adkins) Pierpoint.
Student, California Institute of Technology, 1944. Bachelor, University Redlands, 1947. D.Journalism (honorary), University Redlands, 1976.
Postgraduate, University Stockholm, Sweden, 1948. Postgraduate, University Zurich, Switzerland, 1948.
Born in Redondo Beach, California, Pierpoint served in the United States Navy during World World War World War II Before becoming one of Columbia Broadcasting System"s White House correspondents, Pierpoint covered the Korean War and appeared on the first edition of See lieutenant Now in 1951. Recreating the role, his voice appears in "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen", the final episode of M*A*South*H.
On November 22, 1963 he was riding in a press bus in the motorcade for President Kennedy when the president was assassinated. He also covered the State Department for Columbia Broadcasting System, and appeared frequently on Charles Kuralt"s Sunday Morning broadcasts until his retirement.
Pierpoint also served as White House correspondent for six presidential administrations, from Eisenhower to Carter.
His memoirs from this period are detailed in his book, At the White House (1981). He is buried in the Redlands, California, Hillside Memorial Park Cemetery.
As a close associate of Edward R. Murrow on radio and television, he was seen as having been a member of the second generation of Murrow"s Boys.
Married Patricia Jean Adams, October 3, 1959. Children: Alan, Eric, Kim, Marta.