What is Robert Pierpoint?
'''Robert Pierpoint''' (May 16, 1925 – October 22, 2011) was an [[Americans|American]] [[Broadcast journalism|broadcast journalist]] who worked for [[CBS]]. He was born in [[Redondo Beach, California]]. Pierpoint served in the [[United States Navy]] during [[World War II]]. In 1948, he graduated from [[University of Redlands]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/22/4000109/longtime-cbs-correspondent-robert.html |title=Longtime CBS correspondent Robert Pierpoint dies |first=Andrew |last=Dalton |work=sacbee.com |date=October 23, 2011 |accessdate=October 27, 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Pierpoint covered the [[Korean War]].<ref name=wp>{{cite news|title=CBS News correspondent covered 4 decades of U.S. history|first=Emily|last=Langer|newspaper=Washington Post|date=October 24, 2011|page=B6}}</ref> He appeared on the first edition of ''[[See It Now]]'' in [[1951]]. He also covered the [[United States Department of State|State Department]] for CBS. He was often on [[Charles Kuralt]]'s ''Sunday Morning'' broadcasts until his retirement. He learnt many of his radio and television skills from [[Edward R. Murrow]], and was known as one of Murrow's boys. He is also remembered for playing himself, on the radio, in the final episode of ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]].''<ref name=wp/> Pierpoint served as [[White House]] [[White House Press Corps|correspondent]] for six presidents, from [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower]] to [[Jimmy Carter|Carter]]. His wrote about this in his book, ''[[At the White House]]'' (1981). He was known for his verbal sparring with President [[Richard Nixon]].<ref name=wp/> He died in [[Santa Barbara]], California, in 2011. One time, Pierpoint was playing [[tennis]] when he was called to go on the air. He gave his report wearing a suit coat, tie, and tennis shorts. The television image showed only his chest and above. But a [[photograph]] was taken that showed his legs. To recall this incident, Pierpoint's wife said t