Foreign news correspondent, New York Times (1949-1959); Washington Bureau Chief, Detroit News (1959-1961); Broadcast journalist, National Broadcasting Co. (1961-1969); author The Missile Crisis (1966).
Oral History Interviews (1970): Abel completed two interviews for the John F. Kennedy Library; JFK#1 interview: 3/18/1970; JFK#2 interview: 4/13/1970. Each interview comments upon Abel's role as a foreign and domestic news correspondent during the Kennedy Administration, about the role the media played during Kennedy's presidency, and the research he undertook for his book, The Missile Crisis, among other issues.