David Wise (May 10, 1930 – October 8, 2018) was an American journalist and author who worked for the New York Herald-Tribune in the 1950s and 1960s, and published a series of non-fiction books on espionage and US politics as well as several spy novels.[1] His book The Politics of Lying: Government Deception, Secrecy, and Power (1973) won the George Polk Award (Book category, 1973), and the George Orwell Award (1975).
Beginning in 1962 with an examination of the Lockheed U-2, Wise published a series of non-fiction books, the first three with Thomas B. Ross. Their book Invisible Government (1964), exposed the role of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in foreign policy. This included CIA coups in Guatemala (Operation PBSuccess) and Iran (Operation Ajax) and the Bay of Pigs Invasion. It also revealed the CIA's attempts to overthrow President Sukarno in Indonesia and the covert operations taking place in Laos and Vietnam. Wise and Ross claimed that the CIA considered buying up the entire printing of Invisible Government, but this idea was rejected when Random House pointed out that if this happened they would have to print a second edition.[4] A , declassified in 1995, declared that "In Great Britain, which is second to none in its devotion to liberty, there exists an Official Secrets Act under which the authors would have been tried and sentenced to prison. … That much of this material has been printed before does not reduce the value to the Soviets of having it gathered in one volume under such genuine American auspices."[5]Invisible Government also revealed the name and existence of the National Security Council covert operations sub-committee known as the 303 Group, prompting its renaming to the 40 Committee.
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Booknotes interview with Wise on Cassidy's Run, May 7, 2000, C-SPAN
Wise's book The Politics of Lying: Government Deception, Secrecy, and Power (1973) won the George Polk Award (Book category, 1973), and the George Orwell Award (1975). Later works include Cassidy's Run: The Secret Spy War Over Nerve Gas (2000) on Operation Shocker, and Spy: The Inside Story of How the FBI's Robert Hanssen Betrayed America, (2002), on Robert Hanssen.
Wise also published several novels, including Spectrum (1981), based on the 1965 The Apollo Affair.
^Columbia College (Columbia University). Office of Alumni Affairs and Development; Columbia College (Columbia University) (1988). Columbia College today. Columbia University Libraries. New York, N.Y. : Columbia College, Office of Alumni Affairs and Development.
^ abcSoHo Journal, Author David Wise To Discusses New Book At AFIO Luncheon 2018-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
^David Wise and Thomas Ross (1964). Invisible Government.
^Charles E. Valpey, Central Intelligence Agency, , Studies in Intelligence, vol. 8 no. 4, Fall 1964, released 18 September 1995
^Giglio, David (December 2, 2018). "David Wise: Bestseller journalist and Historian - Author of "The Invisible Government - dead at 88". covertactionmagazine.com. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
^"David Wise, Journalist Who Exposed C.I.A. Activity, Dies at 88". The New York Times. October 9, 2018.
Literary agent Sterling Lord discusses his representation of Invisible Government.
February 27, 2023
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David Wise May 10 1930 October 8 2018 was an American journalist and author who worked for the New York Herald Tribune in the 1950s and 1960s and published a series of non fiction books on espionage and US politics as well as several spy novels 1 His book The Politics of Lying Government Deception Secrecy and Power 1973 won the George Polk Award Book category 1973 and the George Orwell Award 1975 Contents 1 Early life 2 Education 3 Career 4 Personal life 5 Books 6 Awards 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditWise was born in Manhattan New York City New York Education EditIn 1951 Wise graduated from Columbia University where he was editor in chief of the Columbia Daily Spectator 2 Career EditIn 1951 Wise joined the New York Herald Tribune and became the paper s White House correspondent in 1960 He was chief of the paper s Washington D C bureau from 1963 to 1966 3 In 1970 71 he was a Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and in 1977 79 he lectured in political science at the University of California Santa Barbara 3 He was later a commentator on intelligence issues for CNN for six years 3 Beginning in 1962 with an examination of the Lockheed U 2 Wise published a series of non fiction books the first three with Thomas B Ross Their book Invisible Government 1964 exposed the role of the Central Intelligence Agency CIA in foreign policy This included CIA coups in Guatemala Operation PBSuccess and Iran Operation Ajax and the Bay of Pigs Invasion It also revealed the CIA s attempts to overthrow President Sukarno in Indonesia and the covert operations taking place in Laos and Vietnam Wise and Ross claimed that the CIA considered buying up the entire printing of Invisible Government but this idea was rejected when Random House pointed out that if this happened they would have to print a second edition 4 A confidential CIA review of Invisible Government declassified in 1995 declared that In Great Britain which is second to none in its devotion to liberty there exists an Official Secrets Act under which the authors would have been tried and sentenced to prison That much of this material has been printed before does not reduce the value to the Soviets of having it gathered in one volume under such genuine American auspices 5 Invisible Government also revealed the name and existence of the National Security Council covert operations sub committee known as the 303 Group prompting its renaming to the 40 Committee External video Booknotes interview with Wise on Cassidy s Run May 7 2000 C SPANWise s book The Politics of Lying Government Deception Secrecy and Power 1973 won the George Polk Award Book category 1973 and the George Orwell Award 1975 Later works include Cassidy s Run The Secret Spy War Over Nerve Gas 2000 on Operation Shocker and Spy The Inside Story of How the FBI s Robert Hanssen Betrayed America 2002 on Robert Hanssen Wise also published several novels including Spectrum 1981 based on the 1965 The Apollo Affair Personal life EditOn October 8 2018 Wise died from pancreatic cancer in Washington D C He was 88 years old 6 7 Books EditThe U 2 Affair with Thomas B Ross Random House 1962 The Invisible Government with Thomas B Ross Random House 1964 The Espionage Establishment with Thomas B Ross Random House 1967 The Politics of Lying Government Deception Secrecy and Power Random House 1973 The American Police State The Government Against the People Random House 1976 Spectrum Viking Press 1981 novel The Children s Game Doubleday 1983 novel The Samarkand Dimension St Martin s Marek 1987 novel The Spy Who Got Away Random House 1988 Molehunt The Secret Search for Traitors that Shattered the CIA Random House 1992 Nightmover How Aldrich Ames Sold The CIA To The KGB For 4 6m 1995 Cassidy s Run The Secret Spy War Over Nerve Gas Random House 2000 Spy The Inside Story of How the FBI s Robert Hanssen Betrayed America Random House 2002 Democracy Under Pressure An Introduction to the American Political System with Milton C Cummings Jr 2004 Tiger Trap America s Secret Spy War with China Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2011 8 Awards Edit1973 George Polk Award Book category for The Politics of Lying 9 1975 Orwell Award for The Politics of LyingReferences Edit Random House David Wise Archived 2013 12 03 at the Wayback Machine Columbia College Columbia University Office of Alumni Affairs and Development Columbia College Columbia University 1988 Columbia College today Columbia University Libraries New York N Y Columbia College Office of Alumni Affairs and Development a b c SoHo Journal Author David Wise To Discusses New Book At AFIO Luncheon Archived 2018 10 11 at the Wayback Machine David Wise and Thomas Ross 1964 Invisible Government Charles E Valpey Central Intelligence Agency The Invisible Government by David Wise and Thomas B Ross Book review by Charles E Valpey Studies in Intelligence vol 8 no 4 Fall 1964 released 18 September 1995 Giglio David December 2 2018 David Wise Bestseller journalist and Historian Author of The Invisible Government dead at 88 covertactionmagazine com Retrieved August 4 2019 David Wise Journalist Who Exposed C I A Activity Dies at 88 The New York Times October 9 2018 John Pomfret The Washington Post 24 June 2011 David Wise s Tiger Trap America s Secret Spy War With China George Polk Awards Long Island University Archived from the original on 2011 07 19 External links EditAppearances on C SPAN David Wise at goodreads com Literary agent Sterling Lord discusses his representation of Invisible Government Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Wise journalist amp oldid 1100452181, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
