Whipple is an acclaimed writer, journalist, documentary filmmaker, and speaker. Previously, he joined Tom Brokaw in conversation about his 2017 bestseller The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency, which, three years later, remains a Roosevelt House highlight. We are delighted to welcome Chris Whipple back to Roosevelt House, albeit virtually. Its revelations are eye-popping, alternately exhilarating and depressing… How Whipple managed to pull so much history together, how he extracted such a wealth of detail from his principal sources-the CIA leaders themselves-is quite simply mind-boggling. ![]() New York Times bestselling author Christopher Buckley called The Spymasters, “The best book about the CIA I’ve ever read. Recounting seven decades of CIA activity and eliciting predictions about the issues and threats that will engage the attention of future operatives and analysts, Whipple pulls back the curtain on topics including: attempts by presidents to use the agency for their own ends simmering problems in the Middle East and Asia rogue nuclear threats cyberwarfare and how the CIA partners-or clashes-with counterparts in Britain, France, Germany, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Russia. With unprecedented, deep access, Chris Whipple tells the story of an agency that has been a powerful player on the world stage ever since its inception in 1947-even while operating largely in the shadows. Timely and essential, The Spymasters draws on extensive, exclusive interviews with nearly every living CIA director, including George Tenet, John Brennan, Leon Panetta, and David Petraeus. The author will be in conversation with national security reporter for The New York Times Julian Barnes. In it, Whipple offers a revelatory behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to run the world’s most powerful intelligence agency. ![]() Roosevelt House presents a live Zoom discussion of The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future by Chris Whipple. The Spymasters: How the CIA Directors Shape History and the Future We are so grateful to be surrounded by such a loyal and engaged community and we thank you for your support, now and always.FOR A BRAND-NEW ONLINE PUBLIC PROGRAM VIA ZOOM The other way you can support us is always by purchasing a book from our website. That said, a suggested contribution of $5, $10, whatever you can afford, will go a long way to keep our programming-and our bookstore-afloat as we are forced to adapt to new ways of business. Instead of a set ticket price, we ask that you contribute what you can to support Politics and Prose Bookstore and our virtual event series. We know that everyone has been affected in these trying times, and we will continue to make our programming accessible to all. The author, most recently, of The Gatekeepers, he was the executive producer and writer of Showtime's The Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs. ![]() He is a frequent guest on MSNBC and CNN, and his writing has appeared in The New York Times and The Washington Post. ![]() A multiple Peabody and Emmy Award-winning producer at CBS's 60 Minutes and ABC's Primetime, he is the chief executive officer of CCWHIP Productions. Topics covered in the book include attempts by presidents to use the agency for their own ends simmering problems in the Middle East and Asia rogue nuclear threats and cyberwarfare.Ĭhris Whipple is an acclaimed writer, journalist, documentary filmmaker, and speaker. For The Spymasters, Chris Whipple conducted extensive, exclusive interviews with nearly every living CIA director, pulling back the curtain on the world's elite spy agencies and showing how the CIA partners-or clashes-with counterparts in Britain, France, Germany, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Russia. Since its inception in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency has been a powerful player on the world stage, operating largely in the shadows to protect American interests. This event will be streamed online as part of our P&P Live! Series.
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