ROBERT E. "Bob" CLARK

  
ROBERT E. CLARK "Bob" (Age 93)  
Robert "Bob" E. Clark 93, of Arlington, VA passed away December 5, 2015 surrounded by his loving family. Funeral Services were held Friday December 11, 2015 at National Funeral Home 7482 Lee Highway Falls Church, VA. Bob Clark joined ABC News in 1961 as an ABC White House correspondent for part of both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. He was the network "pool" correspondent in Dallas at the time of the assassination of President Kennedy. He was also a witness to the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, whom he covered in the 1968 Democratic primary campaign.  Bob personally knew or covered every American president from Dwight Eisenhower through George H.W. Bush. His interviews with heads of state include seven U.S. presidents and the leaders of Britain, France, Germany, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Iran, Jordan, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, South Africa and Japan. Bob covered campaigns, conventions and elections along with daily news throughout his career. He spent six years as host of ABC''s Sunday morning public-affairs program Issues And Answers and was associated with it for nearly its entire 21-year run. After retiring from ABC, Clark was a guest host and commentator on C-SPAN, appearing on the channel several times during the 1980s and ''90s. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, May 14, 1922, Mr. Clark earned B.S. and M.A. degrees from the University of Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Bob is survived by his devoted wife of 70 years, the former Ruth Kanianen of Virginia, Minnesota.