Craig Unger

James Hamilton

Craig Unger is the author of three New York Times bestsellers, including "House of Trump, House of Putin" and "House of Bush, House of Saud". The former editor in chief of Boston Magazine, he has written for New York Magazine, The New Yorker, Esquire, among many other publications. He served as a contributing editor of Vanity Fair magazine, where he covered national security and foreign affairs for more than 15 years.

His latest book, "Den of Spies," is a real life political thriller about how master spy William Casey put together a treasonous covert operation in 1980 that hijacked American foreign policy and stole the election for Ronald Regan and George H.W. Bush.

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Presidential Legacies, Past to Present

In this session, presidential historians Jonathan Alter, Jeffrey Toobin and Craig Unger will weigh how the recent headlines surrounding Presidents Biden and Trump compare to situations that confronted previous Presidents ... and how these things will eventually affect their legacies.

UA Campus Store (Seats 250)  
Sat, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - UA Campus Store Lower Level (following presentation)  

Panelists: Jonathan Alter, Jeffrey Toobin, Craig Unger
Moderator: William Symonds
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of UA Campus Store, Marcia and Tyler Tingley, Wendy Huempfner MD

Past as a Lens to the Future

Three historians look at big moments in the Republican Party, dating back decades, to help make sense of the current direction of our country and what we can expect in the future. They will discuss famous pardons, dirty secrets, voting rights erosion and much more.

Integrated Learning Center Room 120 (Seats 300, Wheelchair accessible)  
Sun, Mar 16, 1:00 pm - 1:55 pm
Multigenre
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Integrated Learning Center (following presentation)  

Panelists: David Daley, Jeffrey Toobin, Craig Unger
Moderator: William L. Bird, Jr
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of JoAnne and Bob Hungate, Peter and Betty Bengtson

Books:

Den of Spies

Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
HarperCollins Publishers
January 2024
ISBN 9780063330603
368 pages

American Kompromat

How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery
Current Issues / Politics / Social Science
Penguin Publishing Group
January 2022
ISBN 9780593182543
368 pages