Craig Unger

journalist, author of “Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House”

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Staff writer for Vanity Fair and author of House of Bush, House of Saud

Craig Unger on KCRW

The new book “Den of Spies” chronicles the Reagan campaign’s efforts to delay the release of U.S. hostages in Iran to hurt President Jimmy Carter’s re-election chances.

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