December 16th, 2024
This journalist’s co-authored and Pulitzer Prize winning biography,
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, served as the inspiration for the Oscar winning film,
Oppenheimer. Bird has written several critically acclaimed biographies, including
The Color of Truth: McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy, Brothers in Arms;
The Chairman: John J. McCloy and the Making of the American Establishment;
The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames;…
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April 21st, 2023
This special episode features excerpts from a conversation between award-winning journalist and author Andrew Meier and fellow biographer and BIO member Kai Bird. Meier’s latest book,
Morgenthau: Power, Privilege, and the Rise of an American Dynasty, was published in October 2022 by Random House, and it’s a comprehensive examination of one of New York’s most influential families. This live, in-person discussion was recorded on October 11, 2022, in Manhattan, and sponsored by the Leon…
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Tags: andrew meier, Kai Bird, morgenthau, podcast
