Thomas Powers (born December 12, 1940) is an author, and an intelligence expert.
He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1971 together with Lucinda Franks for his articles on Weatherman (organization) member Diana Oughton (1942-1970). He was also the recipient of the Olive Branch award in 1984 for a cover story on the Cold War that appeared in the Atlantic, and a 2007 Berlin Prize.
Born in New York City in 1940, he was a 1958 ...
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Thomas Powers (born December 12, 1940) is an author, and an intelligence expert.
He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1971 together with Lucinda Franks for his articles on Weatherman (organization) member Diana Oughton (1942-1970). He was also the recipient of the Olive Branch award in 1984 for a cover story on the Cold War that appeared in the Atlantic, and a 2007 Berlin Prize.
Born in New York City in 1940, he was a 1958 graduate of Tabor Academy. Powers later attended Yale University where he graduated in 1964 with a degree in English. At first he worked for the Rome Daily American in Italy, and then United Press International. In 1970 he became a freelance writer.
His The Man who kept Secrets: Richard Helms and the CIA (1979) is "widely regarded as one of the best books ever written on the subject of intellenge." In addition to his books, Powers has been a contributor to The New York Review of Books,, The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times...
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