Tim Weiner
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| Occupation | journalist, author |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA, MS) |
| Genre | History, biography, non-fiction |
| Subject | Espionage, national security, United States foreign policy |
| Notable works | Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA |
| Notable awards | National Book Award in Nonfiction Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting |
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Tim Weiner (born June 20, 1956) is an American reporter and author. He is the author of six books and co-author of a seventh, and winner of the Pulitzer Prize[1] and National Book Award.[2]
Early life and education
Weiner was born June 20, 1956, to a Jewish[3] family in White Plains, New York.[4] His parents, Dora Weiner and Herbert Weiner, were both professors.[4]
Weiner graduated from Columbia University in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history, and from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism in 1979.[4]
Career
Weiner was a Washington correspondent[4] for The Philadelphia Inquirer from 1982 to 1992,[5] and then worked for The New York Times, from 1993 to 2009, as a foreign correspondent in Mexico, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sudan, and as a national security correspondent in Washington, DC.[6]
Weiner won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting, as an investigative reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer, for his articles on the hidden "black budget" spending[7] at the Pentagon and the CIA.[1] His book Blank Check: The Pentagon's Black Budget is based on that newspaper series.
He won the National Book Award in Nonfiction for his 2007 book Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA.[2][8]
In 2012, Weiner published Enemies: A History of the FBI, which traces the history of the FBI's secret intelligence operations, from the bureau's creation in the early 20th century through its ongoing role in the war on terrorism.
Weiner's 2020 book, The Folly and the Glory: America, Russia, and Political Warfare, 1945–2020, delves into many aspects, largely covert, of the Cold War rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union (and its successor state, Russia). Two episodes given special attention are the CIA's role in the murder of Patrice Lumumba and U.S. support for Joseph Mobutu's kleptocracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 1960s; and Ronald Reagan's encounter with Pope John Paul II, which led to a covert program to support the Solidarity movement in Poland in the 1980s. The book received largely favorable reviews in both the New York Times[9] and the Washington Post, with reviewer Timothy Naftali noting that "Weiner is especially adept at unearthing and explaining the covert side of it all."[10]
In 2025, Weiner published The Mission: the CIA in the 21st Century.[11]
Books
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- Blank Check: The Pentagon's Black Budget. Warner Books, 1990. Template:ISBN. Based on a series of Pulitzer Prize-winning articles.[12]
- Betrayal: The Story of Aldrich Ames, an American Spy, with Neil A. Lewis & David Johnston. Random House, 1995. Template:ISBN.
- Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA. Anchor Books, 2008. Template:ISBN.
- Enemies: A History of the FBI. Random House, 2012. Template:ISBN.
- One Man Against The World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon. Macmillan, 2015. Template:ISBN.
- The Folly and the Glory: America, Russia, and Political Warfare, 1945–2020. Henry Holt and Company, 2020. Template:ISBN.
- The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century. Mariner Books, 2025. Template:ISBN.
References
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- ^ a b "Tim Weiner of The Philadelphia Inquirer." The 1988 Pulitzer Prize Winner in National Reporting. The Pulitzer Prizes. Archived from the original.
- "For his series of reports on a secret Pentagon budget used by the government to sponsor defense research and an arms buildup."
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"National Book Awards – 2007". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
(With acceptance speech by Weiner and interview.) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Murder of Pearl Raises Concern for Safety of Jewish Journalists". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. February 25, 2002.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Weiner, Tim 1956-". Encyclopedia.com.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tim Weiner Bio". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Doyle, Jessica B. "About Tim Weiner". Tim Weiner. Random House Speakers Bureau. Archived from the original on October 22, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The dark secret of the black budget : by making $35 billion in defense programs invisible, the Pentagon is hurting national security". Washington Monthly. May 1, 1987. Retrieved July 15, 2025 – via cia.gov/readingroom. (PDF).
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kirtz, Bill (October 30, 2009). "Authors Describe What it Takes to Move from Short-Form Journalism to Historical Books". Poynter Institute. Retrieved July 15, 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Menon, Rajan (September 22, 2020). "The Rivalry That Forged the Cold War". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 31, 2023.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Review | The 75-year political war between the United States and Russia". The Washington Post. October 22, 2020. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021.
- ^ Alter, Jonathan, The CIA since the Turn of the Century, Old Goats, Substack, March 13, 2026
- ^ Booknotes interview with Tim Weiner on Blank Check: The Pentagon's Black Budget. C-SPAN, October 1, 1990. Archived from the original
External links
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Interviews on NPR
- Interview by the Pritzker Military Museum & Library, September 20, 2007.
- Tim Weiner at Library of Congress Authorities with catalog records.
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