Philip Taubman, Consulting Professor at the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) will be speaking about his techniques and experiences of writing in a range of fields.

Taubman worked at the New York Times as a reporter and editor for nearly 30 years, specializing in national security issues, including intelligence and defense policies and operations. At the Times, Taubman served as a Washington correspondent, Moscow bureau chief, deputy editorial page editor, Washington bureau chief and associate editor.

Taubman is author of "Secret Empire: Eisenhower, the CIA, and the Hidden Story of America's Space Espionage". He is currently working on a book project about nuclear threats and the joint effort of Sid Drell, Henry Kissinger, Sam Nunn, Bill Perry and George Shultz to reduce nuclear dangers.

Taubman was a history major at Stanford, Class of 1970, and served as editor-in-chief of the Stanford Daily in 1969. Before joining the New York Times, he worked as a correspondent for Time magazine and was sports editor of Esquire.

Join Hilton Obenzinger, Associate Director for Honors and Advanced Writing, Hume Writing Center, in conversations on the techniques, quirks, and joys of advanced writers producing work in all fields and genres.

Sponsored by The Hume Writing Center, Undergraduate Advising and Research, Stanford Continuing Studies

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