Evan Thomas
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| Born | Evan Welling Thomas III April 25, 1951 Huntington, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) University of Virginia (JD) |
| Genre | Non-fiction; history |
| Spouse | Osceola Freear Thomas[1] |
Evan Welling Thomas III[2][3] (born April 25, 1951) is an American journalist, historian, and author. He is the author of 11 books, including two New York Times bestsellers.
Early life and career
Thomas was born in
In 1992, DCI
He was for 20 years, a regular panelist on the weekly public affairs TV show Inside Washington[5] until the show ceased production in December 2013.[6]
He taught writing and journalism at Harvard and Princeton between 2003 and 2014. For seven years, from 2007 to 2014, he was the Ferris Professor of Journalism in residence at Princeton.
Family
He is the son of Anna Davis (née Robins) and Evan Welling Thomas II, an editor who worked for HarperCollins and W. W. Norton & Company.[2][7] His grandfather, Norman Thomas, was a six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.[8]
He is married, and he and his wife, an attorney, are the parents of two daughters, including writer Louisa Thomas. They live in Washington, D.C.
Works
Books
- ISBN 978-0-684-83771-0
- The Man to See: The Life of Edward Bennett Williams. Simon & Schuster, 1992. ISBN 978-0-671-79211-4
- The Very Best Men: The Early Years of the CIA. Simon & Schuster, 1996. ISBN 978-0-684-82538-0
- Back from the Dead: How Clinton Survived the Republican Revolution. ISBN 978-0-87113-689-3
- Robert Kennedy: His Life. Simon & Schuster, 2000. ISBN 978-0-684-83480-1
- John Paul Jones: Sailor, Hero, Father of the American Navy. Simon & Schuster, 2004. ISBN 978-0-7432-5804-3
- Sea of Thunder: Four Naval Commanders and the Last Sea War. Simon & Schuster, 2007. ISBN 9780743252225
- A Long Time Coming: The Inspiring, Combative 2008 Campaign and the Historic Election of Barack Obama. ISBN 9781586486075
- ISBN 978-0-316-00409-1
- Ike's Bluff: President Eisenhower's Secret Battle to Save the World. ISBN 978-0316091046
- Being Nixon: A Man Divided. Random House, 2015. ISBN 978-0-8129-9536-7
- First: Sandra Day O'Connor. Random House, 2019. ISBN 978-0399589287
- Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II. Random House, 2023. ISBN 978-0399589256
Articles
- Tomas, Evan (1996). "A Singular Opportunity – Gaining Access to CIA's Records". Studies in Intelligence. 39 (5): 19–23.
References
- ^ "Writers Live: Evan Thomas, First: Sandra Day O'Connor, An American Life". Enoch Pratt Free Library. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ^ a b Molotsky, Irvin (September 9, 1986). "Washington Talk – Briefing – Newsweek Bureau Chief". The New York Times. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ^ Kashner, Sam (August 31, 2009). "Sam Kashner on The Death of a President". Vanity Fair (October). Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Thomas, Evan (1996). "A Singular Opportunity – Gaining Access to CIA's Records" (PDF). Studies in Intelligence. 39 (5). Central Intelligence Agency: 19–23. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 26, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ "Inside Washington". Insidewashington.tv. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ^ Farhi, Paul (September 8, 2013). "After more than 40 years, 'Inside Washington' will go off the air". The Washington Post.
- ^ Kuczynski, Alex (March 5, 1999). "Evan Thomas 2d Dies at 78; Published Many Best Sellers". The New York Times. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Evan (January 23, 2008). "#24: Norman Thomas 1905". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
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