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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a spy? This week, there are some unique opportunities to learn more about the role of our intelligence agencies in history and current affairs.
Wednesday, March 7 @ 12pm
William G. McGowan Theater , National Archives (700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW)
Discussion and book signing by Douglas Waller, author of Wild Bill Donovan: The Spymaster Who Created the OSS and Modern American Espionage. “Wild Bill” Donovan was director of the Office of Strategic Services during World War II and the father of today’s CIA. Click here to learn more.
Wednesday, March 7 from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
International Spy Museum (800 F St., NW)
Tickets: $15
Discussion about the role of U.S. intelligence in the Arab Spring and with new governments in the Middle East featuring:
Reuel Marc Gerecht, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, author of The Wave: Man, God, and the Ballot Box in the Middle East, and a former Middle East specialist in the CIA’s Clandestine Service
and
Robert L. Grenier, whose 27- year CIA career included his roles as Director of the CIA Counterterrorism Center, Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Near East and South Asia, and Chief of Station in Islamabad, Pakistan
Wednesday, March 14 @ 12pm
William G. McGowan Theater , National Archives (700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW)
Elliot Carlson, author of Joe Rochefort’s War: The Odyssey of the Codebreaker Who Outwitted Yamamoto at Midway , discusses the officer who headed the U.S. Navy’s decrypt unit at Pearl Harbor and broke the Japanese Navy’s code before the Battle of Midway. Click here for more information.
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