10 Facts About Evan Thomas

1.

Evan Welling Thomas III was born on April 25, 1951 and is an American journalist, historian, and author.

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2.

Evan Thomas is the author of nine books, including two New York Times bestsellers.

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3.

Evan Thomas was born in Huntington, New York, and raised in nearby Cold Spring Harbor.

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4.

Evan Thomas began his reporting career at The Bergen Record in northeastern New Jersey.

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5.

Evan Thomas's manuscript was reviewed in accordance with his secrecy agreement and approved on March 2, 1995, by the information review officer of the Directorate of Operations, with the concurrence of the Office of General Counsel.

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6.

In 1996, Evan Thomas penned an article for the Central Intelligence Agency's journal, Studies in Intelligence, describing his experience having been granted the rare privilege of historical access to CIA's classified files.

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7.

Evan Thomas was, for 20 years, a regular panelist on the weekly public affairs TV show Inside Washington until the show ceased production in December 2013.

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8.

Evan Thomas taught writing and journalism at Harvard and Princeton between 2003 and 2014.

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9.

Evan Thomas's grandfather, Norman Thomas, was a six-time presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America.

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10.

Evan Thomas is married, and he and his wife, an attorney, are the parents of two daughters, including writer Louisa Thomas.

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