Liza Mundy

Washington, D.C., United States

NYT best-selling author of CODE GIRLS & other non-fiction. Order THE SISTERHOOD, my new book on women at the CIA, out now, at https://t.co/UUg1fsYnzx

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2024 Summer Reading List

Aug 7, 2024 | pbk.org | Emily Wilson |Lisa See |Matt Haig |Liza Mundy

Discover a wide array of genres in The Phi Beta Kappa Society’s 2024 Summer Reading List, from historical sagas and science fiction to surreal narratives, informative non-fiction, and timeless classics. Handpicked by our dedicated members, this year’s selection features a blend of fiction and nonfiction, highlighting diverse and intersectional stories that offer something for everyone.
The Women Who Saw 9/11 Coming

Nov 18, 2023 | newsbreak.com | Liza Mundy

By Liza Mundy,31 minutes ago O ne day toward the end of the 20th century , John Rizzo, a career lawyer at the Central Intelligence Agency, found himself chatting with Jack Downing—a former Marine and stalwart Cold Warrior who had been brought out of retirement to oversee the clandestine service. The two men were talking about an analyst named Michael Scheuer, the cerebral but polarizing leader of a team focused on a terrorist group called al-Qaeda.
11/19/23 National Security News and Commentary

Nov 17, 2023 | myemail.constantcontact.com | Benoit Faucon |Tunku Varadarajan |J.D. Hayworth |Liza Mundy

Quotes of the Day:“The strongest warriors are armed with something to believe in.” - Dokeshi no michi“It takes two years to learn to speak and sixty to learn to keep quiet.” - Ernest Hemingway“To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society/“ - Theodore Roosvelt1. Opinion | Joe Biden: The U.S. won’t back down from the challenge of Putin and Hamas2. Opinion | The Startling Evidence on Learning Loss Is In3.
ESPN's Jon Sciambi on his big new role as World Series radio voice: Media Circus

Oct 30, 2023 | theathletic.com | Dana O'Neil |Liza Mundy |Mike Vorkunov |Megan Twohey

In a TikTok world featuring attention spans as short as a sugar high, baseball on the radio feels like something from an ancient planet. But thankfully it remains, and those listening to the call of the World Series between the Texas Rangers and the Arizona Diamondbacks on ESPN Radio this week have a tremendous voice as a lead guide: Jon Sciambi.
How Housewives Played a Critical Role in the CIA

Oct 23, 2023 | msn.com | Liza Mundy

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How Eloise Page became the CIA’s most powerful women, outsmarting the men

Oct 21, 2023 | washingtonpost.com | Liza Mundy

CommentSaveIn the early history of the CIA, marked by towering male figures like Allen Dulles, William Colby and William “Wild Bill” Donovan, few careers proved more remarkable — and unlikely — than that of a Southern blue blood named Eloise Randolph Page. Page anticipated the launch of Sputnik when just about everyone else was taken by surprise. She was the top female officer in the CIA’s clandestine service in the 1960s and 70s and the first woman to head a major overseas station.
Chatter: The Secret History of Women at the CIA with Liza Mundy

Oct 19, 2023 | lawfaremedia.org | Daniel Byman |Shane Harris |Liza Mundy

Shane Harris has written about intelligence, security and foreign policy for more than two decades. He is a staff writer with The Washington Post, covering U.S. intelligence agencies and national security. He was part of the team that won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, for stories about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and efforts to overturn the presidential election.
Witnessing a Slice of Sisterhood at CIA

Oct 19, 2023 | thecipherbrief.com | Liza Mundy

BOOK REVIEW: THE SISTERHOOD: THE SECRET HISTORY OF WOMEN AT THE CIABy Liza Mundy / CrownReviewed by Leah FlorenceThe Reviewer — Leah Florence recently concluded 34-years of service with the CIA. Among her assignments were: Dean of the Sherman Kent School for Intelligence Analysis, Senior Advisor to the Director of Intelligence at the National Counterterrorism Center and Presidential Daily Brief briefer.
After-School Activity

Oct 19, 2023 | airmail.news | Liza Mundy

It’s daunting to report a book about spies. The job of an intelligence officer, after all, is keeping secrets. As I embarked on the research for The Sisterhood, my seven-decade history of women at the Central Intelligence Agency, I wondered if even half a dozen women would come forward to share their stories. I began posting discreet inquiries on e-mail chains and newsletters known in the intelligence community, the journalistic equivalent of placing a classified ad and crossing your fingers.
Infiltrating the Ultimate Boys’ Club — With Spycraft

Oct 18, 2023 | nytimes.com | Mattie Kahn |Liza Mundy

THE SISTERHOOD: The Secret History of Women at the CIA, by Liza MundyIn the 1970s, the keepers of the sensitive information held in the windowless vaults of the Central Intelligence Agency earned themselves a nickname. Working there was not a glamorous assignment — and so it fell to women. Before the advent of computers, the vault women were tasked with synthesizing information about sources, darting between records and cabinets to compile the requested dossiers.