Tom Braden
Thomas Wardell Braden (born February 22, 1917 in Greene , Iowa , † April 3, 2009 in Denver , Colorado ) was an American journalist and agent . He is best known as author of Eight is Enough , from a TV series was, as well as co-host of CNN telecast Crossfire .
Life
His mother wrote for American Mercury, founded by Henry L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan . Tom Braden broke his schooling in the times of the Great Depression on, but was later at Dartmouth College admitted to the program. There he was editor of the campus newspaper. At the time of his graduation in 1940, the United States was still neutral during World War II. So Braden went to England in 1941 and enlisted in the British Army , for which he fought in Africa. When the US entered the war, Braden was enlisted by the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), the CIA's predecessor organization . As a parachutist, he landed behind enemy lines in Germany-occupied France .
In post-war Germany, Braden supported Western politicians and trade unionists in the Cold War with cash payments .
In November 1954, Braden left the CIA and took over The Blade-Tribune newspaper in Oceanside, California with the help of a loan from his friend Nelson Rockefeller .
After the murder of his friend Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, Braden returned to Washington, where he became a popular newspaper columnist along with Kennedy's press secretary Frank Mankiewicz . He also became known as a political commentator on radio and television.
He was married to Joan Ridley Braden for 50 years, who died in 1999.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Elaine Woo: Tom Braden dies at 92; former CIA operative became columnist and talk show co-host . In: Los Angeles Times , April 4, 2009.
- ↑ Tom Braden, author and co-host for 'Crossfire,' dies at 92 . April 4, 2009.
- ^ Thomas Braden, interview included in the Granada Television program, World in Action: The Rise and Fall of the CIA 1975 .; Joachim Schröder: " Germany made in USA - How US agents controlled post-war Germany ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and remove then this hint. "- Phoenix 2009
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Braden, Tom |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Braden, Thomas Wardell |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American journalist and secret service agent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1917 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greene, Iowa , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 2009 |
| Place of death | Denver , Colorado |