Linda Hunt (reporter)

Linda Hunt is an author and journalist in the United States. She is a former CNN reporter and wrote the book Secret Agenda: The United States Government, Nazi Scientists, and Project Paperclip, 1945–1990 that first revealed Operation Paperclip and the extent to which the Federal government of the United States and United States Armed Forces aided this mission to bring German scientists, engineers, and technicians to the United States after World War II.[1] Hunt broke the story in 1985.[2][3] She is from St. Petersburg, Florida.[4]

Hunt won the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award in 1985.[5] Hunt uncovered her information through what were then recently declassified government documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act.[6]

References

  1. ^ Marrs, Jim (2008). The Rise of the Fourth Reich: The Secret Societies that Threaten to Take Over America. New York: William Morrow, p. 150. ISBN 978-0061245589.
    Expanded upon at "Project PaperClip ...and The Space Race". bibliotecapleyades.net. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  2. ^ Jacobsen, Annie (2014). Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi scientists to America. New York: Back Bay Books. ISBN 978-0316221030.
  3. ^ Peter Knight, ed. (2003). Conspiracy Theories in American History: An Encyclopedia, Volume 1, A-L. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, pp. 560-561.
  4. ^ "Linda Hunt -- Media Critic." Yearbook of Experts - Member Profile. ExpertClick. Archived from the original.
  5. ^ Linda Hunt (1991). Secret Agenda: The United States Government, Nazi Scientists, and Project Paperclip, 1945-1990. New York: St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0312055102.
  6. ^ Staff writer (Mar. 12, 1985). "Nazi scientists aided by U.S. intelligence." UPI. Retrieved Aug. 15, 2019.
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