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George Watson, Longtime ABC News Washington Bureau Chief, Dies at 86

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George Watson, Longtime ABC News Washington Bureau Chief, Dies at 86

He also covered the war in Vietnam, served as White House correspondent and shepherded the award-winning news program 'Viewpoint.'
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George Watson is known for his time covering the Vietnam war for ABC News.

George Watson, a former Washington bureau chief, White House correspondent and vp for ABC News, died Thursday, a network spokesperson announced. He was 86.

After serving as a correspondent and bureau chief in Moscow and London, where he covered major events in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, Watson returned to the U.S. in 1975 as ABC News’ White House correspondent.

A year later, he was named Washington bureau chief and vp, a role he held two different times, spanning 12 years total.
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