Tim Weiner
Tim Weiner has won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for his reporting and writing on American intelligence and national security. As a reporter at The New York Times, he covered the CIA in Washington and wars, conflicts, and crises in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Sudan, and many other nations. His new book, THE MISSION: The CIA in the 21st Century, was ranked #3 on the New York Times bestseller list upon its publication. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Kate Doyle, an expert on human rights.
Publications and Interviews
Interview with Tim Weiner on C‑SPAN’s Booknotes, discussing his book “Blank Check: The Pentagon’s Black Budget,” (1990) which investigates the U.S. military’s secret “black budget” and its implications for democracy and oversight. Date: September 1990
Book by Tim Weiner “Betrayal: The Story of Aldrich Ames, an American Spy”, recounting how CIA officer Aldrich Ames became one of the most damaging traitors in U.S. intelligence history and how the FBI ultimately exposed his espionage after years of internal deception and mistrust within the CIA. Date: January 1995
Interview with Tim Weiner on C-SPAN BookTV’s “After Words,” discussing his book “Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA” (2007), which traces six decades of U.S. intelligence missteps and presidential misuse of the agency. Date: July 2007
Interview with Tim Weiner on The Team House podcast, “Legacy of Ashes: The Secret History of the CIA” (Ep. 167), exploring the book’s enduring themes and the CIA’s evolving global role. Date: October 2022
Interview with Tim Weiner on C-SPAN Q&A, discussing his book “Enemies: A History of the FBI” (2012), which chronicles the FBI’s secret century-long battles against terrorists, spies and perceived subversives, revealing classified interactions between J. Edgar Hoover and U.S. presidents. Date: February 2012
Book Talk interview featuring Tim Weiner, hosted by Doug Miles, discussing his book “One Man Against the World: The Tragedy of Richard Nixon” (2015), which uses declassified tapes and documents to expose Nixon’s political downfall and inner turmoil. Date: June 2015
Interview with Tim Weiner on Politics and Prose Live, in conversation with Asha Rangappa, discussing his book “The Folly and the Glory: America, Russia, and Political Warfare, 1945–2020” (2020), which examines decades of U.S.–Russian rivalry through espionage, propaganda, and disinformation. Date: October 2020
Book talk with Tim Weiner at Politics and Prose (Washington, D.C.), discussing his book “The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century” (2025), which examines how the CIA has operated from the post-9/11 era through the present, based on interviews with former directors, station chiefs and intelligence officials. The discussion was hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dana Priest. Date: September 2025