Born: 28-Jul-1943
Birthplace: Washington, DC

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Journalist

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: CBS News national security correspondent

Military service: US Navy (Vietnam war)

Wife: Elinor Martin (four children)

    University: BA English, Yale University (1965)

    Newsweek Washington Bureau (1977-83)

    TELEVISION
    CBS Evening News

Author of books:
Wilderness of Mirrors: Intrigue, Deception, and the Secrets that Destroyed Two of the Cold War's Most Important Agents (1980, nonfiction)
Best Laid Plans: The Inside Story of America's War Against Terrorism (1988, nonfiction, with John Walcott)

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