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When Pierre Salinger, at a press conference in March 1997, declared that TWA Flight 800 had been shot down accidentally by a U.S. Navy missile, this former presidential press secretary, U.S. Senator and ABC News correspondent, was mercilessly attacked by his former colleagues.

Accuracy in Media??? When did Salinger serve in the Senate?

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Accuracy in Media??? When did Salinger serve in the Senate?

Salinger, Pierre Emil George (b. 1925) -- also known as Pierre Salinger -- Born in San Francisco, San Francisco County, Calif., June 14, 1925. Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; U.S. Senator from California, 1964; defeated, 1964. Paris bureau chief for ABC News. Still living as of 1998. See also: congressional biography.